Organizational Architecture: Designs for Changing Organizations - Hardcover

by David a. Nadler (Author), Marc C. Gerstein (Author), Robert B. Shaw (Author)

Managers of the future will require new and innovative approaches to designing and structuring their organizations, approaches that are now being developed and tested in some of the most well-respected companies in the U.S. Based on over 10 years consulting with such corporate leaders at AT&T, Citicorp, Corning, American Express, and PepsiCo, the authors reveal emerging techniques for dealing with the range of strategic issues facing organizations--mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, high performance work systems, and total quality management. The authors present a proven model for understanding organizations and demonstrate how it can be used to effect positive change in both formal and informal organizational systems. Finally, they look at how executive-level work has evolved from an individual to a team orientation, and they offer suggestions for selecting team members and using executive teams to collaborate on corporate strategy.

Front Jacket

Reveals emerging techniques for answering the challenges senior managers face today: improving organizational quality, inspiring team performance, and creating powerful long-range strategy. Presents a proven model for understanding organizations and demonstrates how it can be used to effect positive change in organizational systems.

Back Jacket

Emerging techniques for answering the challenges senior managers face today: improving organizational quality, inspiring team performance, and creating powerful long-range strategy. The book presents a proven model for understanding organizations and demonstrates how it can be used to effect positive change in organizational systems. "Designing and implementing an organization that is effective for a particular business is one of the most significant and highly leveraged responsibilities of senior executives. Organizational Architecture is unique in fully exploring the various structural options available in meeting this responsibility, while at the same time giving invaluable information on the implementation process itself."--Roger G. Ackerman, president, Corning, Inc.

Author Biography

DAVID A. NADLER is president of the Delta Consulting Group, a firm that specializes in assisting senior management in strategic organizational change. MARC C. GERSTEIN is managing director at the Delta Consulting Group. ROBERT B. SHAW is a director at the Delta Consulting Group.