Organizational Design: A Step-by-Step Approach - Hardcover

Burton, Richard M.; Obel, Børge; Håkonsson, Dorthe Døjbak

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107097657 ISBN 13: 9781107097650

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Authors

Richard M. Burton is Professor Emeritus of Organization and Strategy at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.

Børge Obel is Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Organizational Architecture (ICOA) and Professor in Management at Aarhus University.

Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson is Associate Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107097657
• ISBN 13: 9781107097650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 321