Levers of Organization Design

How Managers Use Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment

Robert Simons - Collection Strategy Execution

290 pages, parution le 22/08/2005

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The design of an organization--the accountability system that defines roles, rights, and responsibilities throughout the firm--has a direct impact on the performance of every employee. Yet, few leaders devote focused attention to how this design is chosen, implemented, and adjusted over time. Robert Simons argues that by viewing design as a powerful and proactive management lever--rather than an inevitable outcome of corporate evolution--leaders can maximize productivity across every level of the organization. Levers of Organization Design presents a new design theory based on four key yet often underrated categories: customer definition, critical performance variables, creative tension, and commitment to mission. Building from these core areas, Simons lays out a step-by-step process leaders can follow to create structures and accountability systems that positively influence how people do their work, where they focus their attention, and how their activities can be aligned to contribute to overall strategic goals. He also introduces four levers of organizational design--unit configuration, diagnostic control systems, interactive networks, and responsibility to others--that leaders can manipulate to improve overall organizational efficiency and effectiveness vastly. For anyone accountable for measuring and managing performance, this book shows how good design can become an organization's roadmap to success.

L'auteur - Robert Simons

Robert Simons is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration in the accounting & control area at Harvard Business School.

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Preface
Tensions of Organization Design
Unit Structure
Diagnostic Control Systems
Interactive Networks
Shared Responsibilities
Adjusting the Levers: Three Examples
Designing Organizations for Performance
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Harvard Business School Press (HBS)
Auteur(s)	Robert Simons
Collection	Strategy Execution
Parution	22/08/2005
Nb. de pages	290
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	610g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781591392835
ISBN13	978-1-59139-283-5