Competing by design : the power of organizational architecture / David A. Nadler and Michael L. Tushman with Mark B. Nadler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nadler, David.

Contributor:

Tushman, Michael.

Nadler, Mark B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational effectiveness.

Organizational change--Management.

Organizational change.

Corporate reorganizations--Management.

Corporate reorganizations.

Competition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If the defining goal of modern-day business can be isolated to just one item, it would be the search for competitive advantage. And, as everyone in business knows, it's a lot harder than it used to be. On the one hand, competition is more intense than ever--technological innovation, consumer expectations, government deregulation, all combine to create more opportunities for new competitors to change the basic rules of the game. On the other hand, most of the old reliable sources of competitive advantage are drying up: the hallowed strategies employed by GM, IBM, and AT&T to maintain their seem

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1 A Blueprint for Change; 2 Mapping the Organizational Terrain; 3 The Principles of Design; 4 The Crucial Design Issues; 5 Choosing a Basic Structure-Strategic Groups; 6 Coordinating Work-Strategic Linking; 7 Designing at the Enterprise Level; 8 Designing at the Operational Level; 9 A Process for Design; 10 Implementing New Designs; 11 Knowing When to Redesign; 12 The Lessons of Design; Index; Footnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-984031-8

9786613623720

0-19-976214-7

1-280-59389-X

OCLC:

727648866