Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. We're all familiar with the traditional, top-down ...

Department stores can structure their organizations in numerous ways, based on what they sell, if they have multiple locations and other factors. Some department stores may even use a combination of ...

I am not a command-and-control leader. Though the hierarchical pyramid works for some, I prefer a framework that invites collaboration, flexibility and balance. This structure radiates decision-making ...

Organizations with hierarchical structures are easily graphed and defined. Often described as "tree structures," they are unambiguous and relatively permanent organizational models, in which each ...