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Structure in Fives: Designing Effective Organizations
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The Foundations of Organization Design as mentioned in this paper are: 1. Designing Individual Positions. 2. Design as Configuration. 3. Fleshing Out the Superstructure. 4. Fitting Design to Situation. 5. Untangling Decentralization.Abstract:
1. Foundations of Organization Design. 2. Designing Individual Positions. 3. Designing the Superstructure. 4. Fleshing Out the Superstructure. 5. Untangling Decentralization. 6. Fitting Design to Situation. 7. Design as Configuration. 8. The Simple Structure. 9. The Machine Bureaucracy. 10. The Professional Bureaucracy. 11. The Divisionalized Form. 12. The Adhocracy. 13. Beyond Five. Bibliography. Index.read more
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