I specifically referred to non-leader members, i.e. rank-and-file. Which is, like, the opposite of what you seem to be reading into my comment.
No, I was referring to the rank-and-file as well.
I don't have any in-depth knowledge of the history of organization,
Then we should ask someone who does.
it's likely that if you had switched there organization to a more "democratic" one like (some) modern organisations, the organization as a whole would have performed less well.
Then why did we switch, and why are our organizations more efficient in correlation with being more democratic?
Then why did we switch, and why are our organizations more efficient in correlation with being more democratic?
Truth of claim not in evidence.
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