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I worked at HP after it had adopted the "functional" structure. I remember old timers who attribute the decline of HP (at least in part) to the abandonment of
by lliamander 7y ago
I worked at HP after it had adopted the "functional" structure. I remember old timers who attribute the decline of HP (at least in part) to the abandonment of the divisional structure, which had been quite strong in the company.
I would hazard a guess that most tech companies that undergo such a transition likewise eventually suffer the same fate.
- Traster 7y agoI have no real justification for this, but companies have a natural culture. One of the signs of a failing company is trying to adopt someone else's culture. So whilst Functional structures might work for some companies, if you work in a divisional company and management decides to make you "Functional" that sounds like a red flag to me.