Peter Gratton, M.A.P.P., Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management ... A firm's capital structure is a mix of borrowed ...

There are two main types of organisational structure used in businesses – hierarchical (or tall) and flat. A flat structure is an organisational structure with only a few layers of management.

The capital structure of a company determines what mix of these types of capital it uses to fund its business. Economists look at the capital of a family, a business, or an entire economy to ...