March 8th 2018
Designing Adaptable Organisations for Tomorrow's Challenges
The context for organisations today is characterised by complexity, rapid technological advances, and digital disruption. Organisations are experiencing fundamental shifts in their business models and have to constantly reinvent themselves in order to remain competitive. Indeed, 89% of respondents to our survey said their organisation had either recently reorganised or had a reorganisation underway. This research report reviews the latest thinking in organisation design, exploring how organisations are seeking to resolve a core tension: how to balance the need for agility and responsiveness to customer needs while achieving the benefits of operating at a global scale.
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September 11th 2013
Emerging Approaches to Organisation Design - Interview with Dr. Susan Mohrman, USC
Dr. Susan Morhman (Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Effective Organisations at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California) highlights the impact of complexity on organisation design and identifies the 'next big thing' on the OD horizon.
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October 15th 2013
Emerging Approaches to Organisation Design
How does one design an organisation? Explore different models and influences shaping the current thinking in OD space.
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November 12th 2015
Organisation Agility in Challenging Times
A case study from BT exploring the steps taken by the organisation to transform itself, thrive and grow.
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September 20th 2013
Emerging Approaches to Organisation Design
Our research report focuses on the impact of emerging organisation design solutions and how they can help manage complexity and innovation. We specifically focus on organisational agility, performance; team-based work designs; the role of internal and external networks; virtual and network organisations and designing for sustainability.
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November 11th 2015
Organisation Agility
This report considers the implications of organisation agility for HR, both in terms of designing agile HR practices and HR‘s role in supporting the organisation to become more agile.
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