I’m talking with a group through the Education Institute tomorrow on “Organization 2.0“ (really just a catchy title for organizational design that supports collaborative technologies and working approaches). For those interested in shaping your organization to underpin your strategies (which IS what an org chart is supposed to do…), these are some good starting sources. I’m hoping someone out there will have a look at this list and add to it - please do!
Jay R. Galbraith’s Designing Organizations
Charles Grantham’s The Future of Work
Frank Ostroff’s The Horizontal Organization
Margaret Davis’ A Practical Guide to Organization Design
Alex & David Bennet’s Organizational Survival in the New World
Maureen Sullivan’s “Organization Development in Libraries,” in Library Administration & Management, Fall 2004
And, of course…..the Organization Design Forum has a wealth of recommendations too.