🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

gerarchia piatta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒe-rar-ˈki-a ˈpjat-ta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flat hierarchy/ˈflæt ˈhaɪəˌrɑːr.ki/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Una gerarchia piatta facilita la comunicazione tra i dipendenti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organizational structure with few or no levels of middle management between staff and executives.

    "The startup operates with a flat-hierarchy to encourage rapid communication and autonomous decision-making."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing a system or organization characterized by decentralized authority and equalized reporting lines.

    "A flat-hierarchy management style empowers employees across all departments to pitch new ideas directly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'flat', originating from Old Norse 'flatr', and 'hierarchy', derived from the Greek 'hierarkhia' meaning rule of a high priest. The combined phrase emerged in modern organizational theory and sociology during the late 20th century to describe decentralized management structures with few or no levels of middle management.

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