Yes, the number of levels needs to be normalized by the size of the org (although probably some log of the size, it should not grow linearly, following the natu

Yes, the number of levels needs to be normalized by the size of the org (although probably some log of the size, it should not grow linearly, following the nature of an org tree). If one manager has around 5 direct reports on average, you need seven levels to span 80K employees. If a single manager has 10 direct reports you still need five levels to reach 100K (though I doubt there is a single 100K+ employee company that is only five levels deep)