Organizations: new concepts for new forms

Article Abstract:

Following a decade of declining productivity and failed organizations, many U.S. companies in the eighties have been forced to rethink their competitive approaches. This search is producing a new organizational form - a unique combination of strategy, structure, and management processes that the authors refer to as the 'dynamic network.' This new form is forcing the development of new concepts and language and provides new insights into the workings of existing strategies and structures. In the future, many organizations will be designed using concepts such as vertical disaggregation, internal and external brokering, full-disclosure information systems, and market substitutes for administrative mechanisms. This article describes where and how rapidly the dynamic network form will emerge and discusses its implications for strategists,organization designers, and policymakers. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Methods, Management, Corporations, Organizational effectiveness, Organizational change

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Causes of failure in network organizations

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This article forecasts the problems that the emerging network form of organization faces as the result of managerial actions which inadvertently damage the operating capabilities of network organization. It examines the managerial mistakes that have plagued and continue to plague earlier functional, divisional, and matrix forms of organization, actions that are most likely to constrain the network structure. By analyzing predictable mistakes as they begin to occur, the authors hope to help managers prevent these problems rather than become victims of them. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Industrial organization, Industrial management, Matrix organization

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Characteristics of managerial careers in the 21st century

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The advent of cellular organizations in the 21st century will involve changes in the core competencies needed to develop a successful managerial career. In cellular organizations, the company serves as a mechanism that encourages the knowledge-intensive skills of its members. This will require members to possess attributes such as knowledge-based technical specialty, cross-functional and international experience and self-management skills.

Career Planning, Forecasts and trends, Practice, Executives, Career development

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