Organization Design: A Guide to Building Effective Organizations - Softcover

"This guide to organizational design provides a grounding in organizational theory coupled with practical advice for building fluid and functional organizations from the ground up. The volume is divided into three sections covering the fundamentals of organizational design, an exposition of the authors' unique step-by-step methodology, OPTIMAL and planning for dealing with recurring challenges, and chapters address such topics as essential building blocs of successful design, design outlines and assessment tools and maintaining design integrity over time. The work includes numerous illustrations, tables and figures." -- Book News Inc. "This guide to organizational design provides a grounding in organizational theory coupled with practical advice for building fluid and functional organizations from the ground up. The volume is divided into three sections covering the fundamentals of organizational design, an exposition of the authors' unique step-by-step methodology, OPTIMAL and planning for dealing with recurring challenges, and chapters address such topics as essential building blocks of successful design, design outlines and assessment tools and maintaining design integrity over time. The work includes numerous illustrations, tables and figures." -- Book News Inc. "[A] welcome new addition to the field of literature on organization design...a useful addition to every business executive's bookshelf." -- Tim McConnell, McConnell HR Consulting NY ""This guide to organizational design provides a grounding in organizational theory coupled with practical advice for building fluid and functional organizations from the ground up. The volume is divided into three sections covering the fundamentals of organizational design, an exposition of the authors' unique step-by-step methodology, OPTIMAL and planning for dealing with recurring challenges, and chapters address such topics as essential building blocs of successful design, design outlines and assessment tools and maintaining design integrity over time. The work includes numerous illustrations, tables and figures."" -- Book News Inc.

With the rate of change in organizations at an all-time high, the need for strong organization design has never been more pressing. Organization Design provides a complete road map for the implementation of organization design, covering all areas including downsizing, outsourcing and re-structuring. Full of hints and tips, as well as a practical toolkit to take organization designers from start to finish, Organization Design outlines the basic theory, provides a step-by-step approach to implementing organization design, and provides solutions to the recurring challenges to be met along the way. OD is about delivering results. By following this tried and tested approach, readers will gain the confidence and skills to put great organization design into practice to ensure business success.