Designing Organizations

by Galbraith, Jay R.

• ISBN13: 9780787900915
• ISBN10: 0787900915
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

Summary

Build processes that drive success A concise guide to creating a superior, more competitive organization. Based on ten years of research, Designing Organizations shows how organization design supports policies, affects behaviors and impact performance. It also tells what leaders can and must do to affect the process. Examples from such successful companies as Hewlett-Packard, Apple, MCI, McDonald2s and Citibank demonstrate outstanding design in action. The author analyzes the four key forces that shape today2s organizations -- buyer power, variety, change and speed -- and outlines concrete methods for designing a state-of-the-art organization that facilitates effective, rapid response to customer demands.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Four Immutable Forces Shaping Today's Organizations.

A FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN.

Choosing an Effective Design.

Matching Strategy and Structure.

Linking Processes to Coordination Needs.

Creating and Integrating Group Processes.

PATHWAYS TO NEW ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS.

Using Design as an Evolutionary Change Agent.

Creating a Virtual Corporation.

Leading and Integrating a Networked Organization.

Organizing the Continuous Design Process.