Aspen Integrated Marketing used to have a strict hierarchical structure, with information given only to those who required it. The new chief executive officer, however, set up a flat organizational structure that eliminates barriers to information flow. Information that was previously available to managers alone is now given to employees as well. He also assigned mentors to new employees to help them in their jobs and enable them to perform better. At Aspen Integrated Marketing, information that was previously available to managers alone is now given to workers as well. This is an example of

open-book management or it can also be called a boundaryless organization.

Explanation:

Open-book management

This is simply the act of sharing with employees at all levels of an organization some vital information that is somehow or previously meant for too management staff only. It also involves opening a company's financial statements to all employees and giving them the education that will enable them to understand how the company makes money and how their actions affect its success and bottom line.

Boundaryless organization

This is simply known as a form of organization structure in which there are no barriers to information flow. Boundaryless designs include barrier-free, modular and virtual organizations. An organization without barriers has permeable internal and external boundaries and requires higher level of trust and shared interests, a shift in philosophy from executive development to organizational development, greater use of teams etc.