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Organization Design: A Guide to Building Effective Organizations

Organization Design: A Guide to Building Effective Organizations

Author: Patricia Cichocki; Christine Irwin
Publisher: Kogan Page
ISBN: 9780749462567
Published In: July 2011
Format: Paperback , 304 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Organization Design provides a complete road map to design and delivery and covers areas including: job design, sizing the organization and change management.

With the rate of change in organizations at an all-time high, the need for strong organization design has never been more pressing. Organization Design provides a complete road map for the implementation of organization design, covering all areas including downsizing, outsourcing and re-structuring. Full of hints and tips, as well as a practical toolkit to take organization designers from start to finish, Organization Designoutlines the basic theory, provides a step-by-step approach to implementing organization design, and provides solutions to the recurring challenges to be met along the way. OD is about delivering results. By following this tried and tested approach, readers will gain the confidence and skills to put great organization design into practice to ensure business success.

Patricia Cichocki

Patricia Cichocki leads Design to Change. She has over 25 years' experience, working in and advising international organizations and clients on organization design and change. She is adept at managing the practicalities of embedding organization designs.She holds degrees from HEC Paris, Oxford University and University College London and is a member of the Organization Design Forum and was a founding Director of the Change Leaders.

Christine Irwin

Christine Irwin is one of the UK's leading practitioners in organization design and implementation with over 30 years' experience, most recently as a partner at Design to Change. She is a member of the Organization Design Forum where she served as an elected board member from 2001 to 2010; and is a member ofthe Organisation Development Innovation Network. She holds degrees from Manchester Business School and Leeds University.