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Thoughts on Flatter Corporate Hierarchy – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1037 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1037 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Alena Darmel Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy Credit: Pavel Danilyuk Preamble In recent years, tech-based companies like Google, Meta, and Netflix are experimenting with doing away with the traditional hierarchical model and redistributing authority more evenly and horizontally. Bayer, the crop sciences giant and a well-known pharma company, last year went for radical decentralization. The jury is still out on how beneficial it is because more time is needed to analyze its pros and cons. This post is in continuation of previous discourse on the subject and invites open discussion. What Does It mean? Two models have been experimented with decentralizatio...

Evolution of Management Thinking and Practices – Peter F. Drucker – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #919 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #919 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Peter Drucker's Wife - Doris Peter. F. Drucker The purpose of this series is to show how major changes evolved in the management thinking and practices.  I understand it is presenting a very large subject in a digest form, and is particularly for those who believe in understanding management, practicing it, and experimenting to develop new ideas for better performance. Among modern contributors, Peter F. Drucker arguably had the most profound effect on management thinking and practices. It is therefore important to understand his...