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The Pros And Cons Of A Bossless Organization

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 24, 2022

The researchers develop a model that aims to show when a managerless organization would work better than a more hierarchical one, and then when it would not. Where things go wrong is not typically the growing span of control or communication difficulties, as is often stated, but rather the compounding of evaluators’ errors.

Organization

Organization Span of Control Decentralization Human Resources

Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Operating decisions are almost entirely decentralized. Each branch makes its own loan decisions, sets its own pricing on loans and deposits, controls its own marketing budget, runs its own website (on a shared platform), and serves all customer segments — from individuals to multinationals — within its catchment area.

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Cost Bureaucracy GDP Management

Leadership Digital

The Pros And Cons Of A Bossless Organization

Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year

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