Organizational Design

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Now in its fourth edition, this is the definitive step-by-step "how to" guide to designing an organization. Proposing a holistic, multi-contingency model of the organization, this textbook communicates the fundamentals of both traditional and new organizational forms. The authors provide a seven-step ^ framework for the practical implementation of organizational design changes, and a logical query process for approaching each step. This is an ideal guide for managers or executives interested in assessing their organization and taking steps to redesign it for success, as well as for MBA and executive MBA students looking for an introduction to organizational design.
New in this edition:
• Extensive coverage of artificial intelligence and non-human agents
• Analysis of new and emerging organizational forms, such as self-organizing teams, . / virtual organizations, and boss-less organizations
• An updated nine-component multi-contingency model, integrating the latest... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Now in its fourth edition, this is the definitive step-by-step "how to" guide to designing an organization. Proposing a holistic, multi-contingency model of the organization, this textbook communicates the fundamentals of both traditional and new organizational forms. The authors provide a seven-step ^ framework for the practical implementation of organizational design changes, and a logical query process for approaching each step. This is an ideal guide for managers or executives interested in assessing their organization and taking steps to redesign it for success, as well as for MBA and executive MBA students looking for an introduction to organizational design.
New in this edition:
• Extensive coverage of artificial intelligence and non-human agents
• Analysis of new and emerging organizational forms, such as self-organizing teams, . / virtual organizations, and boss-less organizations
• An updated nine-component multi-contingency model, integrating the latest technological developments
' «New and updated case studies throughout, including four comprehensive cases of Libratone, LEGO, Haier and Microsoft • A new chapter on the digital, sustainable, and agile organization
"Advances in Al are affecting organizations in a variety of complex ways, and a systematic approach to organizational design has never been more valuable. Burton, Obel, and Hakonsson provide the conceptual framework for such an approach. Managers at all levels in organizations will benefit from it" Phanish Puranam, The Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy and Organisation Design, INSEAD
"Burton, Obel, and Hikonsson have written here the definitive guide to organizational design, comprising both partitioning of tasks and their coordination to realize an organization's goals. Their information-processing framework is ageless, tried, and true, incorporating real examples of contemporary transformations and variations that build upon It - including the mix of human and machine agents, digitaiization of work, and new forms of organizing. For anyone looking to do a deep dive and to Improve their organization's performance, the authors provide a step-by-step approach for diagnosis (of fit or misfit) and design (i.e., taking action to realign the organization) that is holistic, realistic, and effective." Samina Karim, Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, D'Amore-McKIm School of Business, Northeastern University
Richard M. Burton is Professor Emeritus of Organization and Strategy at The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
Borge Obel is a professor at the Interdisciplinary Center for Organizational Architecture, Department of Management, Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, and The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (ElASM), Brussels.
Dorthe Dojbalt Hikonsson is a professor at the Department of Management, Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, where she also serves as Center Leader of ICOA (the Interdisciplinary Center for Organizational Architecture).
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