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What is Flat Organizational Structure

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Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Organizations with flat organizational structures have very few or any levels of hierarchy. There is a lack of designated seniority and supervisory structures.
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Leading Adult Learning in Organizations
Viktor Wang (California State University, San Bernardino, USA) and Geraldine Torrisi-Steele (Griffith University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4144-2.ch001
Abstract
Challenged by the uncertainty and complexity of the digital age, organizations must make learning a priority if they are to survive and thrive. Increasingly, organizations are striving to become learning organizations. What is the nature of learning in learning organizations? What does it mean for their leaders? In the present chapter, the authors explore, through the lens of adult learning, the nature of learning organizations and the nature of the leadership necessary to support them.
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