There are two different types of organizations. The first is the tall organization. The tall organization is graphically shaped as a pyramid. According to communication auditors the tall organization has benefits and not so beneficial issues. The tall organization helps to spread out the task work.
Supervisors have less people to deal with and therefore can be more productive.
The downside to having a tall organizational structure, according to communication auditors, is that messages don't get to the intended sources. The tall organization passes messages down the pyramid until it gets to the intended source. The second downfall is the message is often times destroyed on the journey down the pyramid of leaders. Flat organizations is the other type of organization. The flat organization also has benefits and downfalls.