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To Reduce Complexity in Your Company, Start with Pen and Paper

Harvard Business

To give an example of just how hard it can be to prevent this from happening, let’s consider the case of Nokia. The voluminous case studies and articles about the firm would fill entire file cabinets in the typical business school storage area.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers. The important lesson: don’t let the discussion around governance degenerate into a debate over centralized vs. decentralized organization. Today, large companies need the benefits of both. #2:

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