delayering
noun/ˌdiːˈleɪərɪŋ/
/ˌdiːˈleɪərɪŋ/
[uncountable] (business)- the act of reducing the number of levels of staff in an organization, especially by removing one or more levels of managers from their jobs
- The reorganization will involve delayering.
- the managers who survived delayering
- The point of delayering is to create flatter management structures.
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