The Organization Design Guide: A Pragmatic Framework for Thoughtful, Efficient and Successful Redesigns

This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive guide for executives and their teams to have nuanced and in-depth discussions about substantive design choices, enabling them to initiate the change process confidently. It offers a logical flow of organization design thinking, with each building block broken down into specific design questions. It is written for smart executives at mainstream companies who realize that organization design choices are contextual and influenced by their company's specific history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 278 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Organizational redesign initiatives often consume substantial time, resources, and energy, yet they frequently stall or fail to yield the desired outcomes. This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive guide, empowering executives and their teams to engage in nuanced and detailed discussions about critical design choices. Once these choices are established, teams can confidently embark on the change process.

The book seamlessly integrates the fundamental elements of organization design thinking into a logical flow. It offers a robust framework, meticulously broken down into specific design questions for each of the five categories of design variables: architecture, processes, culture, people, and technology. By employing this framework, executives can uncover and evaluate a diverse range of situation-specific design alternatives within these categories.

The book distinguishes itself from academic abstractions, simplistic formulaic solutions, trendy debates, and misleading anecdotes prevalent in today's superstar firms. It is tailored specifically for intelligent executives at mainstream companies who understand that organization design choices are contextual and shaped by their company's unique history.

The book presents a pragmatic framework that assists managers in pursuing a conclusive and efficient organization design process. It holds relevance for C-suite executives, directors, senior and middle managers, internal project leaders, and organization design consultants.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032612683