Organizational Design: A Step-by-Step Approach

✍ Scribed by Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, Gerardine DeSanctis

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 276
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In today's volatile business environment, it is more important than ever that managers, whether of a global multinational or a small team, should understand the fundamentals of organizational design. Written specifically for executives and executive MBA students, the new edition of this successful book provides a step-by-step "how to" guide for designing an organization. It features comprehensive coverage of the key aspects of organizational design, including goals, strategy, process, people, coordination, control and incentives. These aspects are explained through the use of a unique series of 2 x 2 graphs that provide an integrated, spatial way to assess and plan organizational design. The new edition features a number of important improvements, including a new framework for understanding leadership and organizational climate, the introduction of the concept of manoeuvrability and a completely new chapter examining joint ventures, mergers, partnerships and strategic alliances.

✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Figures......Page 10
Tables......Page 12
Preface to first edition......Page 13
Preface to second edition......Page 15
An outline of the step-by-step approach......Page 17
Step 1 - Getting started......Page 19
1 - Define the scope of the organization and assess its goals......Page 21
Step 2 - Strategy......Page 39
2 - Strategy......Page 41
3 - Environment......Page 56
Step 3 - Structure......Page 75
4 - The configuration and complexity of the firm......Page 77
5 - Distributed organizations......Page 103
Step 4 - Process and people......Page 127
6 - Task design......Page 129
7 - People......Page 142
8 - Leadership and organizational climate......Page 155
Step 5 - Coordination and control......Page 181
9 - Coordination, control, and information systems......Page 183
10 - Incentives......Page 208
Applying the step-by-step approach in a dynamic world......Page 227
11 - Design dynamics: managing change......Page 229
12 - New forms and multi-unit organizations: building on the fundamentals......Page 251
References......Page 264
Index......Page 270