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Organization Design: A Guide to Building Effective Organizations
Author(s): Patricia Cichocki (Author), Christine Irwin (Author)
- Publisher: Kogan Page
- Publication Date: August 15, 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780749462567
- ISBN-13: 9780749462567
Book Description
A complete guide to organization design, this book offers both an understanding of organizational theory as well as practical advice for how to implement OD in any organization. Divided into three sections, it covers the fundamentals of organizational design, provide a unique step-by-step methodology, and discuss solutions to recurring challenges.
Topics include: the essential building blocks, mapping design options, how to assess capability maturity, how to size an organization, and how to maintain design integrity over time. Readers will gain the confidence and skills to put great organization design into practice to ensure business success.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This guide to organizational design provides a grounding in organizational theory coupled with practical advice for building fluid and functional organizations from the ground up. The volume is divided into three sections covering the fundamentals of organizational design, an exposition of the authors’ unique step-by-step methodology, OPTIMAL and planning for dealing with recurring challenges, and chapters address such topics as essential building blocks of successful design, design outlines and assessment tools and maintaining design integrity over time. The work includes numerous illustrations, tables and figures.” — Book News Inc.
“[A] welcome new addition to the field of literature on organization design…a useful addition to every business executive’s bookshelf.” —
Tim McConnell, McConnell HR Consulting NYAbout the Author
Christine Irwin is one of the UK’s leading practitioners in organization design and implementation with over 30 years’ experience, most recently as a partner at Design to Change. She is a member of the Organization Design Forum where she served as an elected board member from 2001 to 2010; and is a member of the Organization Development Innovation Network. She holds degrees from Manchester Business School and Leeds University. Patricia Cichocki leads Design to Change. She has over 25 years’ experience, working in and advising international organizations and clients on organization design and change. She is adept at managing the practicalities of embedding organization designs. She holds degrees from HEC Paris, Oxford University and University College London and is a member of the Organization Design Forum and was a founding Director of the Change Leaders.
