<P> A flat organization (also known as horizontal organization or delayering) has an organizational structure with few or no levels of middle management between staff and executives . An organization's structure refers to the nature of the distribution of the units and positions within it, also to the nature of the relationships among those units and positions . Tall and flat organizations differ based on how many levels of management are present in the organization, and how much control managers are endowed with . </P> <P> In flat organizations, the number of people directly supervised by each manager is large, and the number of people in the chain of command above one is small . A manager in a flat organization possesses more responsibility than a manager in a tall organization because there is a greater number of individuals immediately below who are dependent on direction, help, and support . Moreover, managers in a flat organization rely less on guidance from superiors because the number of superiors above the manager is limited . </P>

What is a tall and flat organizational structure