The Management of Organization Design: Volume I, Strategies and Implementation (New York: North-Holland, 1976)
by Ralph H. Kilmann, Louis R. Pondy, and Dennis P. Slevin (Eds.)
From the Book Jacket
The environments of organizations are changing more rapidly than ever before; to adopt to these changes, organizations must be adaptable and, at the same time, remain efficient, effective, and responsive to societal needs. The design of an organization is the underlying factor in its ability to adapt successfully to change, and the findings of this volume show that design change can be an intelligently managed process with predetermined implementation techniques and specific goals.
Originating from a conference held at the University of Pittsburgh, these articles bring together—for the first time—the research and conclusions of leaders in the field of organization design.
The concerns of The Management of Organization Design: Strategies and Implementation are the theoretical, philosophical, and strategic issues of the design process oriented to practicing managers, researchers, and students of organizational behavior, theory, and design. Specifics of the articles include design criteria and objectives, alternative design models, methods for diagnosing the functionality of designs, and the creation and implementation of new design technology combining available design methods and theories into a systematic approach.
The new research and thinking collected here are unique in their scope and applicability and serve to clarity the issues that will concern the field of organization design in the future.
To Order ORGANIZATION DESIGN: VOLUME I
Contributions by:
Peter B. Clark
Robert B. Duncan
Harold J. Leavitt
Jay W. Lorsch
Bill McKelvey
Ian I. Mitroff
Paul C. Nystrom
William H. Starbuck
Charles E. Summer
Peter Vaill