As Symantec has grown from a small, upstart companies to develop software for the major players in the industry of software development, channels of information flow and internal communication needs of companies have become more sophisticated. Geographically dispersed structure of the company, in which the product development group stayed together, lead to the development of a large production, but prevent the flow of information. Top managers set out to facilitate the exchange of information on product groups and the company as a whole by improving information technology systems, and the union of workers in certain functional areas of the regularly scheduled meetings. Task Eubanks, CEO, had to balance the pursuit of the formal systems and maintenance workers, entrepreneurial spirit and development of managerial skills. "Hide
by Nitin Nohria, Julie Gladstone Source: Harvard Business School 14 pages. Publication Date: July 10, 1990. Prod. #: 491010-PDF-ENG
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