Designing Organizations: Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels by Jay R. Galbraith

Designing Organizations: Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels by Jay R. Galbraith is an essential book for any business executive or student looking to stay current on the ways organizations are designed and managed. In this book, Galbraith presents strategies and principles for building high-performance organizations and examines the implications of the system design on organizational behavior and effectiveness.

The book begins by outlining the system design paradigm and introducing the components of systems and processes. Galbraith goes on to discuss how the organization's design can influence its effectiveness and how to leverage system design to improve management of the business. He identifies five principles to consider when creating an effective organizational design: a simple organization structure, task segmentation, empowered employees, tight feedback loops and integration of strategy, structure, and processes.

Galbraith then discusses the building blocks of organizational structure and the three fundamental components: strategy, structure, and processes. He thoroughly explains each component and provides guidance on how each relates to the other. He also includes examples, illustrations, and case studies to assist the reader.

He then focuses on system design at the business unit and enterprise levels. First, he explains the dynamics influencing system design and the relationship between business strategy, organizational structure and processes. Then, he provides a detailed analysis of the three design elements: strategy, structure, and processes.

Galbraith also provides practical tools and techniques for designing organizational system and discusses the implications of each step in the design process. He contains a useful "Designing Organizations" summary table summarizing key aspects of designing, operating and evaluating an organization.

Finally, he concludes the book by discussing the implications of system design on organizational performance. He provides an overview of the most important criteria for assessing performance and illustrates how the design of organizational systems can influence performance.

Designing Organizations: Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels by Jay R. Galbraith is an excellent resource for those looking to stay current on the ways organizations are designed and managed. It provides thorough explanations and examples of each design element and includes practical tools and techniques for designing organizational systems. From strategy, structure and processes to evaluating performance and implications, this book offers complete coverage of organizational design issues.