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Control and direction emanate from the top of conventional organizational structures and management practices.  These structures and procedures become obsolete and unable to adapt to the volatility of the market. Inadequate and sporadic communication between the various divisions of the organization is another problem with this traditional hierarchy.

Innovation and the external environment have an ever-increasing impact on businesses. Stafford Beer, a British operations research theorist and cybe

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When new technology and rivals disrupt markets, many incumbent businesses struggl

Team collaboration can be extended to various types of business relationships such as bosses and subordinates, multi-team representatives, employees of two collaborating organizations, and company partners of service providers, contractors, volunteers, or vendors.

Teams with successful collaboration methods tend to deliver advantages such as faster project turnaround times, more time frames met, and, as a result, less money spent. In addition, effective team collaboration helps employees learn ab

Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder, observed that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles about every two years.  He projected that this rate of growth would continue for at least another decade.

His observation, termed the “Moore’s Law,” has correctly predicted the pace of innovation for several decades and guided strategic planning and research and development in the semiconductor industry.  Moore’s law is based on observation and projection of historical trends.

In 2015, Gor