And, in most organizations, the rule is either adopt the technologies or be left behind. The Three Tiered Functional Model. Companies first organized to mirror the environmental departments at the agencies - air, water, waste. This was useful as the programs were being created and the need for professionals breaking new ground with similarly trained regulators was essential. The media structure evolved to a functional one.
Most organizations are still here.
The next stage is a fairly natural extension of the functional model to one that focuses on work process. The shift in perspective from the departmentalized, silo approach to a cross-functional work process is the first organizational model to benefit from the Internet technologies. The EHS Intranet allows easy access and use throughout the company of the EMIS tools and information. It is also the foundation to moving to the Shared Services Model. I am an EHS staff member.