how organizations work, and why yours doesn’t
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How Organizations Work, and Why Yours Doesn’t. Reed E. Nelson [email protected] REEDENELSON.COM. Three Components of Every Organization. Goals: Who do we serve Boundaries: What Gets In Activity System: How Work Gets Done. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How Organizations Work, and Why Yours Doesnt
Reed E. [email protected] Organizations Work, and Why Yours Doesnt
Goals: Who do we serve Boundaries: What Gets InActivity System: How Work Gets DoneThree Components of Every Organization
Domains can be broad or narrow, stable or unstable. Usually when they are broad, they are also less stableGoal/Domain= Turf, Who we aim to please, or What part of the environment we want to control
Boundaries can be permeable or impermeable. Examples are: Price, Location, Breadth of Product Line, Entry and Exit Requirements, Debt, Speed of ServiceBoundaries: What gets into and out of the organization, and on what terms
Simple or Complex Flexible or Inflexible Complex= many different elements Flexible= ease of changeActivity System
Do boundaries and activity systems fit with the organizations domainEffectiveness= Fit