The Final Accoutability by Don Kardux Over the last seven issues we have looked at counting. The Productivity of Support Staff, Counting Money, Measuring Marketing, Tracking Sales, Counting Production, and The Physical Plant Also Counts.
Good management is about bringing all seven areas together.
In a small business, the owner is often the only decision maker. This is the simplest organizational structure that uses what we call Spider management. All of the legs of the spider report to the central body or head. This form of organizational structure can be very effective. However, the larger the company, the less effective Spider management is.