Though a company's top management must consider many issues when designing an organization's structure, they all relate to only a few design elements. Designers start with the most basic issue of a ...

Behold the beam, an amazing structural element that bends when loaded — but one that must not bend too much. A fallen tree spanning the banks of a river was perhaps the first beam used by primitive ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When business transitions take place, several things can go wrong. Oftentimes, business ...