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...Management courses and qualifications [A ray] Is this ray wise to keep things flat? Where there is a large number of levels in the management hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘tall’. This will tend to result in narrow spans of control. Where there is a small number of levels in the hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘flat’. Flat organisations will...

...management practices, says Daniela Scur...[Alexander Robertson and Sons] Alexander Robertson & Sons, founder and next generation of Clydeside ship-builders, photographed in the 1920s Family firms are the most prevalent type of firm in the world. This is especially true in emerging economies, where they account for over half of medium-sized firms in the manufacturing...

...Management degrees a The Open University [Some people doing vaguely business-related things] These are clearly stock image people. What would it take to make them an organisation? Henry Mintzberg, writing in The Structure of Organizations, came up with this diagram as a way of explaining what makes an organisation: [Mintzberg’s five components of organisation] What is...

...Management (Marketing) qualification. Transcript Marketing isn't simple. The world isn't simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing. The whole story Join Theo Paphitis as he...