Organizational Design
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Bókin er rík af raundæmum frá fyrirtækjum á borð við LEGO, Microsoft, Haier og Blackberry, fléttar saman kenningar og framkvæmd og býður upp á skýrar skýringarmyndir, einföld líkön og verkfæri sem styðja við hagnýtt nám. Hún hjálpar lesendum að skilja hver á að gera hvað, við hvern á að tala og, ekki síst, hvað þarf að vita í síkviku umhverfi samtímans. Hvort sem hún er notuð í stjórnendafræðslu eða sem kjarnabók í MBA námi og viðskiptaháskólum er þessi uppfærða útgáfa heildstæður og aðgengilegur leiðarvísir um hönnun skipulagsheilda.
Today's organizations face rapid change, digital disruption, and rising demands for sustainability and resilience. This fifth edition text equips executives, students, and educators with a proven framework for designing effective organizations in complex environments. Built on decades of research, the multi-contingency model provides a step-by-step guide from diagnosis to design and implementation-now expanded to include knowledge interdependence, AI integration, sustainable development, and organizational resilience.
Rich with real-world cases from LEGO, Microsoft, Haier, and Blackberry, the book blends theory with practice and offers clear visuals, intuitive 2x2 models, and tools to support hands-on learning and application. It helps readers understand who should do what, talk to whom, and-crucially-know what, in today's increasingly dynamic settings. Whether used in executive education or as a core text in MBA and business school courses, this updated edition is a comprehensive, accessible, and globally trusted guide to modern organizational design.
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- Cambridge University Press
- 9781009607049
- 9781009607032
- ePub
- 5
- Richard M. Burton; Børge Obel; Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson
- English
- 2026-05-14
- 10
- 2
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Half title
- Title page
- Imprints page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface to First Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- Preface to Third Edition
- Preface to Fourth Edition
- Preface to Fifth Edition
- An Outline of the Step-by-Step Approach
- Step 1 Getting Started
- Chapter 1 The Multi-contingency Model
- The Challenge of Designing an Organization
- Core Components and Framework of the Multi-contingency Model
- The Information-Processing View in the Digital World
- Fit and Misfit in the Model
- Select an Organization for Analysis
- Summary
- Glossary
- Chapter 2 Scope and Goals of the Organization
- Introduction
- Assess the Organization’s Goals: Efficiency and Effectiveness
- The Four Prototype Designs
- Misfits and Balancing Competing Design Dimensions
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- Step 2 Strategic Positioning
- 3 Strategy
- Introduction
- Reactor
- Defender
- Prospector
- Analyzer without Innovation
- Analyzer with Innovation
- Digital Business Strategy
- Sustainable Business Strategy
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- 4 Environment
- Introduction
- Organizational Boundary and Digital Ecosystems
- Contracts, Shifting Boundaries, and Markets
- Environmental Uncertainty and Complexity
- Calm Environment
- Varied Environment
- Locally Stormy Environment
- Turbulent Environment
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- Step 3 The Structure
- 5 Traditional Configurations of the Firm
- Introduction
- Configuration
- Simple Configuration
- Functional Configuration
- Divisional Configuration
- Matrix Configuration
- Design by Contracting
- Configurations for Spanning Geography
- Optimal Sourcing and Local Responsiveness
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- 6 New Ways of Organizing
- Introduction
- Models of Self-Organizing
- Coordination without Hierarchy
- The GitHub Case
- Self-Organizing versus Hierarchy
- Remote Work and Hybrid Work
- Platforms as a New Way of Organizing
- Summary
- Glossary
- Step 4 Agents, Workflow, and Leadership Dynamics
- 7 Work, Task Design, and Agents
- Introduction
- Tasks and Humans
- Tasks and AI Agents
- Task Design
- Orderly
- Complicated
- Fragmented
- Knotty
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- 8 Leadership and Organizational Climate
- Introduction
- Leadership Style
- Maestro
- Manager
- Leader
- Producer
- AI Robot Bosses
- Organizational Climate
- Group
- Internal Process
- Developmental
- Rational Goal
- AI Bosses and Organizational Climate
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- Step 5 Coordination, Control, and Incentives
- 9 Coordination and Control
- Introduction
- Coordination and Control Systems
- Family
- Machine
- Market
- Clan or Mosaic
- Digital Transformation of Control Mechanisms
- Business Process Automation (BPA) Platforms
- Customer Intelligence Platforms (CIP)
- Intelligent Digital Ecosystems (IDE)
- Digital Collaboration Platforms (DCP)
- Examples of AI Systems in Control
- Information and Knowledge Systems
- Designing Coordination and Control for Resilience
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- 10 Incentives
- Introduction
- Personal Pay
- Skill Pay
- Bonus-Based
- Profit-Sharing/Gain-Sharing
- Fit and Misfits
- Diagnostic Questions
- Summary
- Glossary
- Step 6 Getting the Architecture Right
- 11 Designing the Structure and Coordination
- Introduction
- The Traditional Designs: When Do They Work?
- Simple Configuration
- Functional Configuration
- Divisional Configuration
- Matrix Configuration
- Transforming Traditional Designs
- Self-Organization and Bossless Organizations
- Hybrid Organizational Forms
- Ambidextrous Organizations
- Designing for Sustainability, Resilience, and Digitalization
- The Sustainable Organization
- The Agile Organization
- The Resilient Organization
- The Digital Organization
- Summary
- Glossary
- 12 Designing the Change Process
- Introduction
- Why Misfits Need to Be Addressed
- Sources of Misfits
- Planning for the Future
- Dealing with Misfits
- The Importance of Holistic Change
- Dynamic Fit and Time
- Mapping Current and Future Design States
- Managing Misfits over Time: The Case of LEGO
- Resilience by Design: Correcting Misfits Quickly
- Summary
- Glossary
- Step 7 Implementing the Architecture
- 13 Implementing the Change: Who Should Do What When?
- Introduction
- Specifying and Implementing the Change Project
- Fit and Misfit in the Model
- What: Define the Tasks as Projects and Subprojects
- Who: Allocate Project Ownership and Resources
- Allocating Project Ownership
- Allocating Resources
- When: Decide on Milestones and Deadlines
- Follow-Up on Deadlines
- Communication
- Case Illustration: Implementing Change under Pressure – the COVID-19 Hospital Response
- The Continuous Dynamics of Design Implementation
- From Drill Down to Dynamic Execution
- The “What,” “Who,” “When” in Sustainability, Resilience, and Digital Transition
- Agility, New Forms of Organizing, and Remote Execution
- Navigating the New Design Environment
- Roadmap Design and Phased Implementation
- Governance and Accountability in Implementation
- From Design to Action
- Glossary
- 14 Designing for the Future
- Introduction
- The Expanding Agenda of Organizational Design
- Technology and the Transformation of Design
- The Changing Nature of Work and Organizing
- Leadership for a New Era
- Tools for Adaptive Design
- The Imperative for Holistic Design
- Building the Capacity to Redesign
- Illustrative Example: AI-Augmented Organizational Redesign (Hypothetical)
- From Theory to Application: Tailoring Design for Different Audiences
- Business Leaders
- Public Sector Leaders
- Civil Society Leaders
- Academic Researchers
- Students
- How to Read the Book
- Conclusion
- References
- Index