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Organization Structure and Design

Competency and process-based structures may not be suitable for all organizations. An organization must decide the structuring approach keeping in mind its culture, business situation, cost benefit and long term strategy.

What is organizational structure and why is it important to the HR function?

The workplace is going virtual. In our latest poll, while less than a quarter of employers are not conducting work virtually,over 40% will be doing more and more of it soon.

Middle managers are being spread thin as organizations become flatter. Research suggests that managers will continue to gain more responsibilities and face the danger of burnout.