Organizational design : a step-by-step approach / Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Richard M., author.

Obel, Børge, author.

Håkonsson, Dorthe Døjbak, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organization.

Psychology, Industrial.

Corporate culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written specifically for executives and MBA students, the third edition of this successful textbook provides a step-by-step guide to designing an organization, from diagnosis, to design and implementation. It provides comprehensive coverage of the key aspects of organizational design, including goals, strategy, process, people, coordination, control, and incentives. Following a new diamond model, fully tested in practice, the book guides readers through an integrated methodology for organizational assessment and planning. It includes a new chapter on project managing organizational change on a practical level, new case studies, extended discussions of new organizational forms, architecture design and knowledge systems, and new practical steps for implementation and change. Visit www.cambridge.org/burton3 for free access to a selection of organizational diagnosis, design and implementation models in Excel, as well as additional case studies, figures and tables from the book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 May 2018).

ISBN:

1-316-28999-0

1-316-31063-9

1-316-16078-5