科层制组织结构在人类发展过程中一直占据着主导地位,不论是经济组织还是政府组织,以至于非营利性组织在建立一个组织时,似乎脑海中只会浮现科层制这一个选项,科层制在组织设置上已经成为一种理所当然的制度神话。层级组织在发挥巨大作用的同时,也显现出一些问题,以至于很多学者提出层级组织终将消亡的观点。如吉福得·平肖在1998年发表了一篇名为《取代层级》的文章,认为组织是基于统治和服从的,终将被取代。2002年戈德史密斯在《管理的 Hierarchical organizational structure has always occupied the dominant position in the development of human beings, whether it is economic organizations or government organizations, so that when creating an organization, non-profit organizations seem to be able to find an option in the bureaucratic hierarchy. Tier system has become a system of institutional myths. Hierarchical organizations play a great role at the same time, it also shows some problems, so many scholars put forward the idea that the hierarchical organization will eventually die out. For example, Gifford Pingsha published an article entitled “Substituting Levels” in 1998, arguing that organizations are based on domination and obedience and will eventually be replaced. Goldsmith in 2002 "under management