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Cisco Case Study

Cisco Case Study

Given the technology available at Cisco, is it possible for other companies to emulate its organizational structure? What might prevent other companies from doing so?

Right from its initial years, Cisco had a flat organizational structure. Over the years, the company had brought about certain changes in its organizational structure focusing on cross functional teams. Major priorities are no longer managed at the top but rather through councils and boards that consist of multiple executives and managers. For other companies it would not be very easy to adopt Cisco's organizational structure. Cisco's employees were ...