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Organization Design looks at how to (re)design an organizational system in order to increase productivity, performance and value, and provides the knowledge and methodology to design an adaptive, agile organization capable of handling the kind of continuous organizational change that all businesses face. The book clarifies why and how organizations need to be in a state of readiness to design or redesign, and emphasizes that people as well as business processes must be part of design considerations.
With an enhanced international focus, this third edition includes new material on:
organization design theories
designing ethical, diverse and inclusive organizations
the role of leaders in organization design work
organization design in public sector organizations
and evaluating the success of an organization design project
This book is a must-read for students or practitioners involved in organizational design, development and change.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 What is organization design?
Chapter 2 Organization design, development and change
Chapter 3 Practitioner attributes, skills and roles
Chapter 4 Starting
Chapter 5 Designing
Chapter 6 Planning to transition
Chapter 7 Transitioning
Chapter 8 Optimizing
Chapter 9 Leading, communicating and engaging
About the author
Naomi Stanford is an organization design writer, blogger, speaker and practitioner. She is currently working as a day-to-day practitioner in an organization and also consulting internationally in the public and private sector on organization design, development and change.
Summary
This new and updated third edition of Organization Design looks at how to (re)design an organizational system in order to increase productivity, performance and value. This edition has an enhanced international focus, new materials and pedagogical features.
