Organization Design ― A Guide to Building Effective Organizations

A complete guide to organization design, this book offers both an understanding of organizational theory as well as practical advice for how to implement OD in any organization. Divided into three sections, it covers the fundamentals of organizational design, provide a unique step-by-step methodology, and discuss solutions to recurring challenges.

Topics include: the essential building blocks, mapping design options, how to assess capability maturity, how to size an organization, and how to maintain design integrity over time. Readers will gain the confidence and skills to put great organization design into practice to ensure business success. This second edition is updated with new case studies and short examples throughout particularly focusing on adding HR and International studies, more tips for practitioners, summaries at the beginning of each chapter and reflections at the end of each chapter.

Patricia Cichocki leads Design to Change. She has over 25 years' experience, working in and advising international organizations and clients on organization design and change. She holds degrees from HEC Paris, Oxford University and University College London and is a member of the Organization Design Forum and was a founding Director of the Change Leaders.

Christine Irwin is one of the UK’s leading practitioners in organization design and implementation with over 30 years' experience, most recently as a partner at Design to Change. She is a member of the Organization Design Forum where she served as an elected board member from 2001 to 2010; and is a member of the Organization Development Innovation Network. She holds degrees from Manchester Business School and Leeds University.