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Levers Of Organization Design: How Managers Use Accountability Systems For Greater Performance And Commitment
Robert Simons
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Designing organizations to maximize performance The design of
an organization-the accountability system that defines roles, rights, and
responsibilities throughout the firm-has a direct impact on the
performance of every employee.
Yet few leaders devote focused attention to
how this design is chosen, implemented, and adjusted over time.
Robert Simons argues that by viewing design as a powerful and
proactive management lever-rather than an inevitable outcome of corporate
evolution-leaders can maximize productivity across every level of the
organization.
Levers of Organization Design presents a new design
theory based on four key yet often underrated categories: customer
definition, critical performance variables, creative tension, and
commitment to mission. Building from these core areas, Simons
lays out a step-by-step process leaders can follow to create structures
and accountability systems that positively influence how people do their
work, where they focus their attention, and how their activities can be
aligned to contribute to overall strategic goals.
He also introduces four
levers of organizational design-unit configuration, diagnostic control
systems, interactive networks, and responsibility to others -that leaders
can manipulate to vastly improve overall organizational efficiency and
effectiveness. For anyone accountable for measuring and managing
performance, this book shows how good design can become an organization's
roadmap to success.
About the AuthorRobert Simons is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business
Administration in the Accounting & Control area at Harvard Business
School.
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