Parenting in complex structures - Parenting levels and reporting relationships

4 important questions on Parenting in complex structures - Parenting levels and reporting relationships

Which four parenting levels are there accoridng to Elfring?

1 Intermediate parenting levels
2 Span of control issue
3 Reporting to multiple bosses
4 Shift of power from country to product levels

How is the role of the parent often in larger companies?

The role of parent is often shared between 2 (or more) levels of management. The operating units report to intermediate parenting levels (f.e. groups/.divisions) and they report to the corporate headquarters.

Which danger of every extra level must be avoid?

The danger of duplication, redundancy, extra overhead and contradictory influences. So only extra levels which add value. Reasons why unneeded levels are raised sometimes are: power politics, personal ambitions, management succession etc. This must be avoided.
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In multi-dimensional structures operating unit managers sometimes report to more than one boss, and they expect different kinds of report. But those bosses share the parenting role. How can divided reporting work?

To work well, it must be defined who is responsible for what. Problem is that it’s harder for the 'two parents' to decide what sort of intervention to make. For operating units it’s difficult because they have two bosses with different priorities. It's difficult to respond to two bosses. Therefore divided reporting is rare.

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