April 2015 article seems to answer question of whether other companies have done this:
"https://www.inc.com/chuck-blakeman/why-every-company-should-eliminate-all-managers-just-like-zappos.html"
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Yes.
This article describes why thoughtful companies are interested in RIM. Honeywell is interested only to the extent it improves the bottom line.
Take a look at the HBT engineering org chart. I have never seen so many layers of useless cto’s, directors and managers. They have created a wasteful and counterproductive culture.
The fish stinks from the neck up.