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Organization Design: The Evolving State-of-the-Art outlines the larger role that organizational design is increasingly playing in management theory and practice. The book's chapters review the main theoretical perspectives on organization design, identify important theoretical and practical issues currently facing the field, and suggest ways for valuable research to be conducted in the future. The chapters include sections that describe how the theoretical argument or empirical study specifically informs organization design theory and practice. The volume is organized in four sections: (1) Theoretical and Practical Issues, (2) Fit, Contingency and Configuration, (3) Design and Performance, and (4) The Dynamics of Adaptation and Change. The book will be a broad discussion of topics in the field, but each individual paper will provide in depth analysis of the topic. A common element and theme is a focus on core theories in organization design and emerging perspectives. The book will be a 2005-benchmark publication of organization design theory, principles and concepts, and it will be an important step in creating better models and stronger empirical analyses.

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Author:   Richard M. Burton ,  Bo Eriksen ,  Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson ,  Charles C. Snow
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9781441941657

ISBN 10:   1441941657
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   11 February 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Theoretical and Practical Issues.- The Configurational Approach to Organization Design: Four Recommended Initiatives.- The Contingency Theory of Organizational Design: Challenges and Opportunities.- FIT, Contingency, and Configuration.- Examining the Relationship Between Trust and Control in Organizational Design.- Structural Limitations in Organizational Design.- The Many Faces of Fit.- The Fit Between National Cultures, Organizing and Managing.- Design and Performance.- Organizational Design, Learning, and the Market Value of the Firm.- New Developments in Contingency Fit Theory.- Organization Design Constraints on Strategy and Performance.- Action Leadership, Multi-Contingency Theory and Fit.- The Dynamics of Adaptation and Change.- Management and Genghis Khan: Lessons for Multinational Business Enterprises.- Designing Firms for Knowledge Acquisition and Absorptive Capacity.- Models of Change, Organizational Redesign, and the Adoption of Web Technologies.- Governance Channels and Organizational Design at General Electric: 1950–2001.

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