A term used to describe companies that do not rely on job descriptions, hierarchy, standards, and procedures; rather, workers in the company carry out tasks because they need to be done. Adhocracies have, in the past, mainly been found in creative industries such as advertising. However, they also appear in companies associated with the Internet. Computer networks such as the Internet encourage this form of working, since information can be easily shared between staff, thus obviating the need for formal meetings.