Thursday, February 6, 2014

The Changing Shape of Organizations

Characteristics of New Organizations
  Fewer organizational layers
  More teams
  Smallness within bigness

New Organizational Configurations

Hourglass organization: Three-layer structure with constricted middle (management) layer.
Cluster organization: Collaborative structure in which teams are the primary unit.
Virtual organizations: Internet-linked networks of value-adding subcontractors.

Reshaping  the Traditional Pyramid Organization

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