{"id":20372,"date":"2008-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/global2020prd.wpengine.com\/insights\/matrix-management-at-the-top-two-ceos\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T08:35:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T08:35:34","slug":"matrix-management-at-the-top-two-ceos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/insights\/matrix-management-at-the-top-two-ceos\/","title":{"rendered":"Matrix management at the top &#8211; two CEOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In previous posts we have mentioned that in a matrix organization structure it is common for very senior managers to underestimate the impact of the matrix on management. The reason for this is that, at the top of the matrix, relatively little changes &#8211;\u00a0 everyone still works for you!<\/p>\n<p>I found this interesting article about a <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu:80\/india\/article.cfm?articleid=4294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 CEO structure at Wipro<\/a>, a $4Bn Indian software services organization. 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