The Kimbell a spare, elegant, functional structure is a triumph of late modernism.

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To overcome these flaws, explains Jay Galbraith, a noted management consultant, most big companies move back and forth between a decentralised organisation along lines of business and a centralised functional structure.

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Now the team was moving toward a matrixed structure, with each employee reporting to both a functional leader and a local area leader.

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Change the reporting structure, or end-run (avoid) the functional status quo police entirely!

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