One thing missing when everyone talks about the effectiveness of hierarchical orgs is the personal agendas at each level of the hierarchy naturally cause tensio

One thing missing when everyone talks about the effectiveness of hierarchical orgs is the personal agendas at each level of the hierarchy naturally cause tension, chaos, and waste. Everyone incorrectly assumes each branch acts in perfect harmony with the rest of the org, when it is anything but. You would need to remove the incentives of selfish actions and backstabbing to see any of the efficiencies with a formal hierarchy. Otherwise each branch becomes a metaphorical tumor.