Definition
To flatten organizational hierarchies by removing management layers, supposedly to speed up decision-making but often just creating chaos and title inflation for remaining managers.
Example Usage
We're going to unstack the organization to reduce bureaucracy, which means five management layers are becoming three, and everyone's title is changing.
Origin
Organizational restructuring terminology from 2000s tech industry
Fun Fact
Organizations that unstack often add the layers back within 3-5 years because chaos turns out to be less efficient than suspected.
Source: Organizational design and management theory
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