Robert Birnbaum postulated that academic leadership can be categorized into four basic organizational models: collegial, bureaucratic, political and anarchical. He described these models in his 1988 ...

The most common organizational structure in business is a hierarchy of functional departments and units through which work flows in order to achieve maximum performance. Its alignment enables ...

We've come a long way from the time when the father of scientific management, Frederick Winslow Taylor, yearned for a worker "so stupid and phlegmatic that he more nearly resembles an ox." Or have we?

Given the wide range of duties involved in leading a charter school, it can be tough—and, some experts say, inadvisable—for one person to go it alone. As a result, charter schools have seized on a ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

To figure out the details of the hybrid model, executives need to determine the specifics, such as the level of centralization, the days of the week for remote work, roles that could be fully remote, ...

Has the security department found a home in enterprise risk management organizations? That's where three companies are looking to accelerate business benefits. Do you know the butterfly effect? Well, ...

We often hear from our clients, colleagues, and online audience: “Your model really resonates with my experience of business and it seems to help explain that which is often hard to explain, but does ...

For decades, biopharma executives have seen operational costs and complexities soar. As commercial pricing, reimbursement, and market access hurdles remain particularly difficult to overcome, CEOs are ...