Six Elements of Organizational Design. Organizational design is best defined as "the process of aligning an organization's structure with its mission," according to business experts at Mind Tools.

Importance of Organizational Design Choices. Organizational design serves as the foundation on which all company operations are built, including such vital factors as the grouping of employees ...

Is organization design therefore relevant to a bureaucracy? A bureaucracy is an organization consisting of various departments and divisions, administered by several people.

Entrepreneurs often place great stall by their business model, but new research shows that few place as much emphasis on the design of the organization tasked with delivering the business plan ...

Design with the “DNA.” Organization design can seem unnecessarily complex; the right framework, however, can help you decode and prioritize the necessary elements. We have identified eight universal ...

A version of this article appeared in the September 10, 2008 edition of Education Week as Differing Organizational Models Help Charters Divide Up the Load relations.

Organization design can seem unnecessarily complex; the right framework, however, can help you decode and prioritize the necessary elements. We have identified eight universal building blocks that are ...

We believe the winning model of the future will depend on an organization’s ability to combine these ideas end-to-end across the full R&D value chain.

Dave didn’t advocate any particular design model, just one the leader knows how to employ and one flexible enough to be applied to the range of organizational situations a leader faces in the ...

Citations:Israel, Ronen, Yossi Spiegel. 2010. A Double Moral Hazard Model of Organization Design. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy. (1)55-85.