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Designing Organizations : An Executive Guide to Strategy, Structure, and Process.
Title:
Designing Organizations : An Executive Guide to Strategy, Structure, and Process.
Author:
Galbraith, Jay R.
ISBN:
9781118417294
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (347 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- TItle Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Today's Organization Design -- Drivers of New Strategies -- Growth -- Fragmentation of the Stakeholder Environment -- Drivers of Organization Designs -- Variety and Diversity -- Interdependence -- Dynamics of Change -- Summary -- Chapter 2 The Star Model -- The Origins of the Star Model -- Strategy -- Structure -- Hierarchy of Authority -- Distribution of Power Across the Hierarchy -- Division of Labor -- Shape of the Organization -- Information and Decision Processes -- Informal Processes -- Business Processes -- Management Processes -- Reward Systems -- Compensation Practices -- Promotions -- Recognition Systems -- Job Challenge -- People -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Single-Business Strategy and Functional Organization -- The Evolution from Start-Up -- Initial Organization -- The Functional Structure -- Types of Single-Business Strategies -- The Lateral Organization -- Lateral Coordination -- Benefits and Costs of Lateral Processes -- The Five Types of Lateral Processes -- Fostering Voluntary Processes -- E-Coordination -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Designing the Lateral Organization -- Formal Groups -- Design of Formal Groups -- Simple Group Structures -- Complex Group Structures -- E-Coordination of Teams -- Integrating Roles -- Design of Integrating Roles -- How to Decide -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Types of Single-Business Strategy -- Product-Centric Strategy -- Customer-Centric Strategy -- Cost-Centric Strategy -- The Real-Time Business Strategy -- Customer-Centric Real-Time Strategy -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 6 The Reconfigurable Functional Organization -- Competing with No Sustainable Advantage -- The Reconfigurable Organization -- Creating Reconfigurability -- Structure -- Processes -- Rewards -- People.

The Cost of Reconfigurability -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Designing the Network Organization -- The Network Organization Model -- Network Strategy -- Designing the Network Organization -- Partner Selection -- Partnership Structure -- Supporting Policies -- Creating and Managing Ecosystems -- A Network Organization -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Multibusiness Strategy and Organization -- Portfolio Strategy and Organization -- Diversification Strategy -- Corporate Structures -- Processes -- Reward Systems -- People -- Aligned Models -- Summary -- Chapter 9 The Mixed Model -- Strategy -- Hewlett-Packard -- AlliedSignal/Honeywell -- Structure -- Processes and Policies -- Processes -- People and Human Resources Practices -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Adding Value -- Portfolio Strategy Today -- Creating Value -- Capital and Financial Acumen -- Talent -- Technology -- Government Relations/International -- Leverage -- Brand -- Banking Capability -- Sharing Intangibles, Expertise, and Knowledge -- Tangible Resource Sharing -- Summary -- Chapter 11 The Value-Adding Conglomerates -- Conglomerate Performance -- Quantitative Studies of Performance -- A Look at Value-Adding Conglomerates -- Berkshire Hathaway -- General Electric -- Danaher -- Illinois Tool Works -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Synergy Portfolio Strategies -- Synergy -- Leveraging Intellectual Property -- Synergy Through Solutions -- Portfolio Strategies -- Business On Demand -- Smart Planet -- IBM Organization -- Structure -- Processes -- Reward System -- People -- Summary -- Chapter 13 Organizational Design Challenges and Opportunities Resulting from Big Data -- What Is New About Big Data -- Organization Design Challenges -- Power Shift -- Attain Real-Time Decision Making -- Opportunity to Generate Revenue from Big Data -- Summary -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
Abstract:
This Third Edition of the groundbreaking book Designing Organizations offers a guide to the process of creating and managing an organization (no matter how complex) that will be positioned to respond effectively and rapidly to customer demands and have the ability to achieve unique competitive advantage. This latest edition includes fresh illustrative examples and references, while the foundation of the book remains the author's popular and widely used Star Model. Includes a comprehensive explanation of the basics of organization design Outlines a strategic approach to design that is based on the Star Model, a holistic framework for combining strategy, structure, processes, rewards, and people Describes the different types of single-business, functional organizations and focuses on the functional structure and the cross-functional lateral processes that characterize most single-business organizations. Features a special section on the effects of big data on organization design, and whether or not it will result in a new dimension of organizational structure Highlighting the social technologies used to coordinate work flows, products, and services across the company, this new edition of Designing Organizations brings theory to life with a wealth of examples from such well-known companies as Disney, Nike, IBM, and Rovio (Angry Birds) to show how various kinds of organization designs operate differently.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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