In today's volatile business environment, it is more important than ever that managers, whether of a global multinational or a small team, should understand the fundamentals of organizational design. Written specifically for executives and executive MBA students, the new edition of this successful book provides a step-by-step 'how to' guide for designing an organization. It features comprehensive coverage of the key aspects of organizational design, including goals, strategy, process, people, coordination, control and incentives. These aspects are explained through the use of a unique series of 2 x 2 graphs that provide an integrated, spatial way to assess and plan organizational design. The new edition features a number of important improvements, including a new framework for understanding leadership and organizational climate, the introduction of the concept of maneuverability and a completely new chapter examining joint ventures, mergers, partnerships and strategic alliances.

Table Of Conten
List of figures
List of tables
Preface to second edition
An outline of the step-by-step approach
Part I. Step 1 - Getting Started

1. Define the scope of the organization and assess its goals

Part II. Step 2 – Strategy

2. Strategy
3. Environment

Part III. Step 3 – Structure

4. The configuration and complexity of the firm
5. Distributed organizations

Part IV. Step 4 - Process and People

6. Task design
7. People
8. Leadership and organizational climate

Part V. Step 5 - Coordination and Control

9. Coordination, control, and information systems
10. Incentives

Part VI. Applying the Step-by-Step Approach in a Dynamic World

11. Design dynamics: managing change and multi-organizations
12. New forms and multi-unit organizations: building on the fundamentals

References
Index.