The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure,9780787940003

The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780787940003
ISBN10: 0787940003
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-10-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons (T)
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Summary

Discover the specific strategies premier companies are using to position themselves for success in the new knowledge economy. In this best-selling work, a world-class team of management experts shows how leading corporations--General Electric, Morgan Bank, and SmithKline Beecham included--are busting boundaries on all fronts. Each of these companies is producing superior results by encouraging the flow of ideas, resources, and talents in and out of the organization, up and down the hierarchy, and across geographic lines. For any executive looking to build a more flexible, innovative, and competitive organization, The Boundaryless Organization remains the definitive guide.

Table of Contents

Forewords.
A New World Order: Rising to the Challenge of New Success Factors.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Boundaryless Is Your Organization.
FREE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN: CROSSING VERTICAL BOUNDARIES.
Toward a Healthy Hierarchy.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Healthy Is Your Organization's Hierarchy?.
Rewiring and Returning the Hierarchy.
FREE MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE: CROSSING HORIZONTAL BOUNDARIES.
Beyond Turf and Territory.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Congruent Are Your Organization's Horizontal Boundaries?
Integrating Resources to Serve the Customer.
FREE MOVEMENT ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN: CROSSING EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES.
Toward Partnership with Customers and Suppliers.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Well Linked Is Your Organization's Value Chain?
Strengthening the Value Chain.
FREE GLOBAL MOVEMENT: CROSSING GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES.
Toward the Global Corporation.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Far Along the Path to Globalization Is Your Organization?
Actions for Global Learners, Launchers, and Leaders.
Conclusion.
Making It Happen: Leading Toward the Boundaryless Organization.
Stepping Up to the Line: Are You a Boundaryless Leader?

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