"Actually, I'm not convinced that any particular organization formats are better than others. I've run into too many exceptions. For example, that great portable tape player, Walkman by Sony, was conceived and pushed through by Akio Morita, Sony's chairman of the board. He got the idea from seeing a past chairman wearing a headset in the office, and he personally directed the project through its technical phases, even over the opposition of his people in manufacturing and sales. Even gave himself the title of project manager. I'll bet that approach doesn't fit any of your academic formats. And, I'll bet you wouldn't discourage it."