Cellular organizational structure

Suppose that this 3x3 grid image depicts a social group with nine homogeneous people. With them all in communication with at least one other person, as symbolized by the black lines, the top left individual is part of both a three-person project (area in light red) and a four-person project (area in teal). Organized in a cellular structure, the group may still have both of those projects survive even if the top left person drops out of everything.

A non-biological entity with a cellular organizational structure (also known as a cellular organization, cellular system, nodal organization, nodal structure, et cetera) is set up in such a way that it mimics how natural systems within biology work, with individual 'cells' or 'nodes' working somewhat independently to establish goals and tasks, administer those things, and troubleshoot difficulties." These cells exist in a broader network in which they frequently communicate with each other, exchanging information, in a more or less even organizational playing field. Numerous examples have existed both in economic terms as well as for groups working towards other pursuits. This structure, as applied in areas such as business management, exists in direct contrast to traditional hierarchical leadership that is seen in institutions such as United States federal government agencies, where one type of supervisor gives specific orders to another supervisor and so on down the line.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ Miles, Raymond E.; Snow, Charles S.; Mathews, John A.; Miles, Grant; Coleman, Henry J. (1997). "Organizing in the knowledge age: Anticipating the cellular form". Academy of Management Perspectives. 11 (4): 7–20. doi:10.5465/AME.1997.9712024836.

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