. This Spring, I had the priviledge of teaching the organization design elective at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. The class … [Read more...]
Research/Trends/Methods
I this series of posts I discuss academic research on organization design, report from conferences and seminars that I attend, and also describe my own studies.
Should there be a computer on your organization chart?
I attended a conference in Denmark recently where I met Richard Burton, professor emeritus at Duke University. It was he who first raised the … [Read more...]
Does it take longer to use a systematic approach?
One thing all managers do is to solve problems. You can solve problems in two ways. You can rely on your intuition, or you can use a systematic … [Read more...]
Designing a more customer focused organization is concern #1
Last week I posted a survey here on my blog. I have now looked at the results. As you can see from the chart above, most of the items are … [Read more...]
What’s the main challenge right now with regards to organization design? (Survey)
I am planning to develop new material on how to improve the design of organizations, which I will publish on this blog during the next few … [Read more...]