Read the following articles surrounding the organizational structure, leadership, and strategy. You will answer the following questions:

1. Today, many organizations do not use formal organizational charts to outline their structure. Why would a firm NOT want to use formal organizational charts?
2. In what ways are decisions about strategy or organizational design co-evolutionary? Under what situations should one precede the other? Apply the MacGregor case/interview in this discussion.

Articles

Better Strategy through Organizational Design (Links to an external site.)

The Informal in the Formal of Organizations (Links to an external site.)

MacGregor Interview

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1 Why Firms Might Not Use Formal Organizational Charts There are several reasons why a firm might choose not to use formal organizational charts a Flexibility and Agility Formal organizational charts ... View the full answer