The large, vertically integrated, hierarchical organization is one that has persisted throughout the latter half of the twentieth century.

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Within every hierarchical organization, there are already informal networks creating innovative solutions at a faster rate then ever thought possible.

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This is the second crucial distinction between traditional activism and its online variant: social media are not about this kind of hierarchical organization.

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But it's really more a movement than hierarchical organization.

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The columnar data warehouse enables information access according to workflow needs rather than the hierarchical structure of the organization, increasing employee productivity and effectiveness.

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Julian noted that most people see their current organization toward the left end of the spectrum, i.e. bureaucratic, hierarchical, extrinsically motivated with the goal of making money.

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