Case Study of a Flat Organization
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1. What would a flat, democratic company look like?
Ans. 1.
Referring to the case study presented we get clear picture of the flat democratic organization. The organization that is democratically flat in z governance; easily assessable ; open and free communication ;transparency in the organization ; no layered hierarchical positioning, direct interaction with clients and seniors executive; the employees would be categorized by their work are not by the hierarchical with titles that reflected their seniority.
Altogether the mindset is completely different from the conventional way of working style. Every employee is important and is encouraged to think about their roles in the company differently. Even the physical representation of the flat democratic company depicts its organizational philosophies, mission and values likewise, no closed doors, cubicles for all levels of employees and shared office space, internal walls made of glass to maintain transparency in the company.
2. Is trying to be a flat organization a good idea? * Are there characteristics, such as industry or size, that make some companies better suited than others? * Are there types of people better suited to working in flat organization?
Ans. 2
No, it does not seem to be a very good idea to have a flat organization.
To answer the above questions precisely it depends not all companies and all employees or if there were certain companies and people who fit better in the hierarchy more than others.
It goes even for the flat organization as well it depends on certain type of people and their expectations from a company.
3. How could the implementation have been done differently from the start? * What are the systems and processes that need to change? * What are the values and assumptions that need to change? * Over what time period the implementation should be done?
Ans.3.
1. What would a flat, democratic company look like?
Ans. 1.
Referring to the case study presented we get clear picture of the flat democratic organization. The organization that is democratically flat in z governance; easily assessable ; open and free communication ;transparency in the organization ; no layered hierarchical positioning, direct interaction with clients and seniors executive; the employees would be categorized by their work are not by the hierarchical with titles that reflected their seniority.
Altogether the mindset is completely different from the conventional way of working style. Every employee is important and is encouraged to think about their roles in the company differently. Even the physical representation of the flat democratic company depicts its organizational philosophies, mission and values likewise, no closed doors, cubicles for all levels of employees and shared office space, internal walls made of glass to maintain transparency in the company.
2. Is trying to be a flat organization a good idea? * Are there characteristics, such as industry or size, that make some companies better suited than others? * Are there types of people better suited to working in flat organization?
Ans. 2
No, it does not seem to be a very good idea to have a flat organization.
To answer the above questions precisely it depends not all companies and all employees or if there were certain companies and people who fit better in the hierarchy more than others.
It goes even for the flat organization as well it depends on certain type of people and their expectations from a company.
3. How could the implementation have been done differently from the start? * What are the systems and processes that need to change? * What are the values and assumptions that need to change? * Over what time period the implementation should be done?
Ans.3.