In today’s economy, it is more important than ever for companies to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible. Increased competition coupled with decreasing net profit percentages, companies who do not have all of their proverbial ‘ducks in a row’ suffer, and often times find themselves forced out of the marketplace. Two of the many factors, which determine whether or not an organization is competitive, is their organizational culture and their organizational structure.
Companies, such as AES, have to also realize that these aspects are not static. To be truly successful, an organization must be flexible, and even proactive, in maximizing their corporate culture while adjusting their structure to a rapidly changing business environment. As AES has discovered, this ability to adapt may be the only thing that saves a struggling organization.
