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Isn't that pretty much how we actually manage huge organizations ? A top general in ww2 (modern armies are much smaller despite the world having tripled in pop
by PeterisP 5y ago
Isn't that pretty much how we actually manage huge organizations ?
A top general in ww2 (modern armies are much smaller despite the world having tripled in population) could manage literally millions of people in a direct chain of command for a single purpose, mostly through the use of hierarchically nested units which each had similar substructures.
- rahimnathwani 5y agoIn large organizations, culture and instructions don't flow down with only through the chain of command. Think about a large company like Google. Lots of energy is spent on ensuring alignment, common culture etc., and this isn't achieved primarily through manager->subordinate communication. Maybe armies are a special case due to the limited instruction set.