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Hierarchy
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Last updated 22 Mar 2021
Traditional organisations were tall with many layers of hierarchy and were often authoritarian in nature.
The first organisation chart below shows a business with four levels of hierarchy – from the Managing Director at the top, to assistants and team members at the bottom.
Further below is another organisation chart, which shows a taller hierarchy.
![](https://tutor2u-net.imgix.net/subjects/business/diagrams/bus-people-hierarchy-flat1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=80&w=800)
![](https://tutor2u-net.imgix.net/subjects/business/diagrams/bus-people-hierarchy-tall1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=80&w=800)
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