Designing Organizations: An Executive Guide to Strategy, Structure, and Process Revised

By Jay R. Galbraith

Book Overview

A thoroughly revised second edition of the leader's concise guide to the process of creating and managing an organisation, no matter how complex, that will achieve unique competitive advantages and be poised to respond effectively and rapidly to customer demands. In this book executives, managers, and consultants will find the concrete tools they need to select and implement an efficient design that creates superior and more competitive performance. In addition to analysing the four key forces shaping today's organisations -- buyer power, variety, change, and speed -- this new edition addresses the concerns of new economy by expanding on the section on the Flexible Organization and includes a new section on organising around the customer. The book: * Describes what leaders can do to effect the change process * Addresses the concerns of new economy companies * Contains rich examples from successful companies

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787957453
• ISBN13: 9780787957452
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

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The textbook I ordered was very reasonably priced, shipped and arrived exactly when it said it would, and the quality was exceptional. Will buy again!

applied the knowladge

i have read this book with a great deal of intrest. it was a great help in implementing change and designing a organization structure that is able to deliver on the new strategy.

excellent resource

Really good intro to ideas and concepts needed to redesign an organization in terms of its structure. Best if you already have some degree of experience in do it so you can really apply the concepts.

"Design is a key task of the leader."

"This book is about designing effective organizations. It emphasizes that design is a key task of the leader. It suggests that effective organizations are necessary for competitiveness and they are a growing source for competitive advantage. The focus of the book is therefore on equipping leaders with the understanding and the tools necessary to create organizations that are superior to those of their competitors."In this context J. Galbraith :* examines the forces (buyer power, variety, change, and speed) that are shaping organizations.* presents the organizational design framework in the form of "the star model". In the star model, design policies fall into five categories : (1) Strategy, (2) Structure,(3) Processes,(4) Rewards, (5) People.* looks at policy areas/dimensions that determine the structure of an organization : specialization, shape, distribution of power, and departmentalization.* discusses the lateral processes as a multidimentional aspects and the ability to be responsive to products, customers, functions, geographies, and work flow processes.* focuses on three organizational design models : functional integrators, the distributed organization, and the front/back hybrid structure.* examines virtual corporation as a network of independent companies."In conclusion", J. Galbraith writes, "I wish to emphasize once again the role of leader. I see the leader as a decision shaper rather than a decision maker. The decision-shaping role is achieved through the organizational design. The star model provides the management-controlled policies that will influence how others make decisions."I highly recommend.See also :* J. Galbraith - Designing the Global Corporation (2000)* E. Lawler - From the Ground Up (2000)* S. A. Mohrman et al - Tomorrow's Organization (1998)

a leading book from a leading authority !

A "must" reading for all executives managing living organizations and their human assets.