The Economist Guide to Organisation Design 2nd edition: Creating high-performing and adaptable enterprises

Stanford, Naomi

ISBN 10: 1781253102 / ISBN 13: 9781781253106

Published by Economist Books, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Economist Guide to Organisation Design 2nd edition: Creating high-performing and adaptable enterprises
• Publisher: Economist Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781253102
• ISBN 13: 9781781253106
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

Thousands of established businesses fail every year because of the way they are organised, or re-organised. Business survival can depend not only on whether its structures and reporting lines meet the needs of the market, but also whether they can adapt in the face of a rapidly changing business environment.

Yet managers seldom talk coherently about structuring or restructuring their operations, let alone take a systematic approach to this vital issue. Too often, companies are restructured for the wrong reasons - for example, because a new CEO wants to make an impact, or to work around a new IT system.

This revised and updated Economist Guide shows how leaders should think about and implement the design of a company, using five easy-to-use guiding principles:

- Design a company around its strategy and the operating context, not for ulterior or non-business reasons;
- Think holistically - don't restructure just one division without taking into account other operations;
- Consider future markets, customers and trends, not just what works best now;
- Invest time and resources: - a redesign can be complicated to implement and must be done without disrupting daily activities; and
- Go back to the basics of how the company operates and its market position; this is not a repair job to fix a short-term problem.

About the Author

Dr Naomi Stanford is a consultant, teacher, and author in the field of organization design and development in all its manifestations. She has experience both as a corporate employee of large multinational companies, including Price Waterhouse, British Airways, Marks & Spencer, and Xerox, and as a consultant to a range of organizations in the government, non-profit and private sectors. She is the author of five books and her blog, www. naomistanford.com, showcases her interests.