There seems to be an assumption in this article that you need to adopt a typical command-and-control structure to run a successful company. There are several examples of very flat organisations showing this is not the case. Valve and Github are well known examples in the tech. industry. Ricardo Semler / Semco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Semler) is an example from outside tech.
It's probably more work to run an organisation with a flat structure, but it seems to be more successful if you get it right.
It's probably more work to run an organisation with a flat structure, but it seems to be more successful if you get it right.