LinkedIn (and other professional networking sites) make alot of information available.

Want to know the organizational structure of a company? You can probably build a pretty good org chart using just LinkedIn.

What to know the interaction patterns? See who is connected to who. Who has alot of connections. Who has only a few connections.

Want to learn about the company? Look at the descriptions, what people said about the work they did and do.

Want to assess the qualifications of employees? Many people post their education and experience.

Want to know about turnover? That information is there as well.

Check the links posted, particularly blogs, to gain more insight.

Want to know more? Search the web for those names.

This information would be helpful for prospective employees, people that are considering purchasing a company, and people involved in ownership transfers, as well as potential customers.