What is a Flat Organizational Structure?

A flat organizational structure is one with limited management levels between the top business leadership and the ground-level employees. Employees may report directly to the business owner or answer to only one or two levels of management who oversee all of the team members.

Many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operate on a flat organizational structure, keeping management simple without needing deep layering of authority and oversight.

Some examples of companies that use this structure are:

• Hubspot
• Netflix.