A company with minimal management hierarchy. With this type of organization, there are few levels of management between executives and frontline employees. This fosters open communication, empowers employees, and promotes company innovation.
Example: The startup's flat organizational structure allowed employees to be more innovative and entrepreneurial, which contributed to the company's rapid growth.
Variations: flat hierarchy
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Date: 09/20/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Flat Organization." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1807. Accessed 09/20/2024.