Organizational Design: A Step-by-Step Approach
“This book makes the complex task of designing an organization understandable.  It covers the main academic perspectives well, so any reader will find his or her favorite approach covered.  I especially enjoyed the book's focus on application - the step-by-step approach, diagnostic questions that accompany each topic, and an emphasis on the importance of fitting key organizational components together.”  Charles C. Snow, Chair, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University“In Organizational Design: A Step-by-Step Approach, Burton, DeSanctis and Obel have struck a fine balance between theoretical rigor and managerial clarity.  The information processing theory that underpins their organization design approach is rigorous and consistent.  The book walks a reader through a clearly articulated series of steps to assess the contingency variables of strategy and environment, and to configure the organization's structure, process & people, and coordination & control to fit its context.  This book makes a significant contribution toward advancing the process of organizational design from an art to a craft.  It works well as both a monograph and a textbook.”  Raymond E. Levitt, Ph.D., Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director, Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects, Academic Director, Advanced Project Management Program, SCPD“This offers a comprehensive view of organizational design, covering a broad range of aspects.  It includes not only strategy and structure, but also task design, leadership, organizational climate and incentives.  The work draws widely on the concepts from research to offer a holistic model.  It uses the contingency approach to spell out what fits are required for high performance, and what misfits should be avoided.”  Lex Donaldson, Professor of Organizational Design, Australian Graduate School of Management(a joint venture the Universities of New South Wales and Sydney, Sydney, Australia)