Designing the Global Corporation

by Galbraith, Jay R.

• ISBN13: 9780787952754
• ISBN10: 0787952753
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-21
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

If there's anything more challenging than designing a company, it's designing a global company. Balancing strategy and structure becomes even more daunting when geography, foreign governments, and worldwide customers and products are thrown into the mix. And no single design works for all organizations. In this book, internationally recognized expert Jay Galbraith shows companies how to match their own strengths and strategies with proven design options. Whether they're exporting their first product or already operating around the world, Galbraith gives companies the information they need to build flexible, global networks. And through real-world examples, he shows how successful international businesses are already navigating the global environment.

Author Biography

JAY R. GALBRAITH is professor of management at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is on leave from positions as professor of management and organization at the Marshall School of Business and senior research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations (CEO), both at the University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
The Author	xix
The Challenge of Organizational Complexity	1	(7)
Organizing the Global Corporation	8	(19)
Levels of International Development	27	(26)
Partnering	53	(18)
The Geographical Division	71	(14)
Multidimensional Structures	85	(23)
Coordination Across Networks	108	(17)
Formal Cross-Border Networks	125	(17)
Shifting Power Across the Network	142	(22)
The Transnational Form	164	(23)
The Multidimensional Multinational	187	(26)
Organizing to Serve the Global Customer	213	(25)
The Front-Back Hybrid Organization	238	(32)
A Look Ahead	270	(5)
Appendix: The New Global Process of New-Product Development	275	(24)
References	299	(6)
Index	305