Designing Effective Organizations: How to Create Structured Networks

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Summary: Organization Structure that Follows Strategy of the Firm
Review: There are many books on organizational design written by experts in organizational design. However, structure of an organization should follow the chosen strategy. This book by Goold and Campbell is rare in that it is written by higly credible team of Goold and Campbell, both experts in the field of corporate strategy. This is most rigorous book on connecting structure of an organization to strategy of the firm. It provides excellent frameworks of analysis. It is as if Good and Campbell have "done a Michael Porter" on the issue of organization design!

At a minimum the authors have brought to the subject of organization design the sort of rigor that we are familiar with in the strategy field. An excellent addition to the field!

Rating:
Summary: Organization Structure that Follows Strategy of the Firm
Review: There are many books on organizational design written by experts in organizational design. However, structure of an organization should follow the chosen strategy. This book by Goold and Campbell is rare in that it is written by higly credible team of Goold and Campbell, both experts in the field of corporate strategy. This is most rigorous book on connecting structure of an organization to strategy of the firm. It provides excellent frameworks of analysis. It is as if Good and Campbell have "done a Michael Porter" on the issue of organization design!

At a minimum the authors have brought to the subject of organization design the sort of rigor that we are familiar with in the strategy field. An excellent addition to the field!