The following table shows the differences among companies as they become more organic or more mechanistic. You can use the slider on the left to highlight characteristics for a particular structure. Mechanistic Chain of Communication Span of Decision Structure Command Flow Management Making Vertical Long Vertical Narrow Centralized Functional Divisional Long Vertical Narrow Centralized Matrix Dual Vertical & Horizontal Narrow Decentralized Team-Based Short Horizontal Broad Decentralized Organic Virtual Network Short Horizontal Broad Decentralized