Building a Boundaryless Company

In some companies, information flows through the corporate structure, but only through narrow, carefully restricted channels. In a typical old-style corporation, ideas and information flow up and down " chimneys of power " running from the executive offices down through several layers of management. Often, information becomes bottled up in little bureaucratic compartments where it can never get out and reach the people who could really benefit from it. There are several reasons for companies to dismantle these barriers to free-flowing communication. . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)