Designing Adaptive Organizations

Préface
A cutting-edge account of the theory and practice of modern organizational design by the leading voices in the field.

Auteur
Charles C. Snow is Professor Emeritus of Strategy and Organization at The Pennsylvania State University. Co-author of the classic book Organizational Strategy, Structure, and Process (1978), he has long been associated with the field of organization design. He is a founding member of the Organization Design Community and the co-founder of the Journal of Organization Design. Øystein D. Fjeldstad is a Professor in the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at BI Norwegian Business School. He is a former manager in the technology practice of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). His work has been extensively applied by leading organizations in consulting, technology, healthcare and education, and he has taught strategy and organization design to students and executives in many industries and countries.

Texte du rabat
"Presents a new organization design paradigm, outlining the concepts, principles, and tools that enable organizations to adapt quickly in response to novel circumstances. Suitable for managers and consultants with responsibility for organizational design and development, and scholars and students wanting to understand how modern organizations work"--

Contenu

1. Design thinking in organization design Jeanne Liedtka; 2. The open organization Christopher Lettl, Thomas Ritter and Carsten Lund Pedersen; 3. Actor-oriented organizing Øystein D. Fjeldstad and Charles C. Snow; 4. Collaborative conflict management Vivianna Fang He and Phanish Puranam; 5. The platform organization Annabelle Gawer, Michael A. Cusumano and David B. Yoffie; 6. Circular organizing John A. Mathews; 7. Organizing intelligent digital actors Vegard Kolbjørnsrud; 8. Agile organizing Stéphane J. G. Girod; 9. The global organization Amy Kates and Greg Kesler; 10. Performance-focused organizing Scott A. Snell and Kenneth J. Carrig; 11. The healthy organization Ian Hesketh and Cary L. Cooper; 12. Modern organizing Charles C. Snow and Øystein D. Fjeldstad.