should there be more than three layers of management between an engineer working on a product and CEO Mark Zuckerberg .” Because of this flat organisational structure , each manager has a narrow span of control , ie , there are fewer subordinates accountable to him / her . Facebook ’ s matrix form utilises decentralised decisionmaking and informal communication as there are no cubicles and walls in the office . In fact , CEO Mark Zuckerburg shares the same desk space as others in the Engineering Department . This allows for a feeling of freedom and autonomy within the workplace allowing the employee to share openly , criticism or dissent to the employer without feeling unfamiliar or unknown . However , businessinsider again quoted one employee as having said , “" At most companies , you put up a wall between a work personality and a personal one , which ends up with a professional workspace . Because the culture of Facebook implicitly encourages employees to " be themselves ," the company lacks the " professionalism " found at other firms .” Another revealed , “" When you have huge rooms filled with rows and rows of picnic-style tables with people sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with 6 inches of separation and zero privacy , I am sorry ... That ' s how you keep cattle in the pen , not high-quality talent earning low to mid six figures ."
To communicate externally , Fortune . com found that Facebook still relies on email for external communications , such as the exchange of messages that brokered the interviews for much of the stories that allowed the writer to complete this essay . A notable point in the organisation ’ s history that could be considered as a myth or a legend is Hollywood ’ s portrayal of CEO Mark Zuckerburg and his associates in the 2010 film ‘ The Social Network .’ According to theguardian . com , The Social Network suggested that Zuckerberg , played by Jesse Eisenberg , only created Facebook to attract women following a breakup . However , the tech mogul and young billionaire said that contrary to the film ’ s plot he was not single at the time and had been dating Priscilla Chan , who is now his wife . Zuckerburg said , “ I think the reality is that writing code and then building a product and building a company is not a glamorous enough thing to make a movie about , so you can imagine that a lot of this stuff they had to embellish or make up . They went out of their way in the movie to try to get some interesting details correct like the design of the office , but on the overarching plot … they just kind of made up a bunch of stuff that I found kind of hurtful .” Today , however , Mark Zuckerburg , known by his staff as Zuck continues to build his empire as the hero of Facebook and is celebrated as a strong leader who pushes for an organisational culture that is young and performance oriented .
Conclusively , given the afore-mentioned body of knowledge Facebook seems to be poised to exist and grow well into the future . Over the next few years the company will make itself a cross-platform that allows developers to grow , build , and monetize their apps across every major mobile platform , will continue serving its existing communities and businesses and will take its next generation of services – Instagram , Messenger , WhatsApp and Search – to the level of becoming important businesses in their own rights ( Majumdeer et al , 2015 ). This is largely due to its corporate culture and methods of organisational communication that is answerable to a clear and functional vision , requiring of a rigid employment system and facilitating of an arena of open communication .
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