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The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure

The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure Hardback - 2002

by Ron Ashkenas

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Hardback. New. Offers a version of the comprehensive guide to help any organization go "boundaryless" - and become a company with the ability to quickly, proactively, and creatively adjust to changes in the environment.
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  • Title The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure
  • Author Ron Ashkenas
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Revised and Upda
  • Condition New
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-01-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780787959432
  • ISBN 9780787959432 / 078795943X
  • Weight 1.33 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.42 x 1.22 in (23.62 x 16.31 x 3.10 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Organizational change, Industrial organization
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001006128
  • Dewey Decimal Code 658.406

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From the jacket flap

In the words of Jack Welch-- the legendary former CEO of General Electric-- today's organizations must become "boundaryless" if they are to be successful. In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Boundaryless Organization four of the management experts who helped GE create a boundaryless culture explain what it takes to make the boundaryless organization a reality. Drawing on both theory and practice, they show how to break through the four most common types of organizational boundaries-hierarchical (or vertical), functional (or horizontal), external, and geographic-to achieve the speed, flexibility, integration, and innovation needed to survive and thrive in today's business environment. Using examples from GE, Schwab, GlaxoSmithKline, and other successful companies, the authors demonstrate how the free flow of ideas, resources, and talent in and out of the organization, up and down the hierarchy, and across geographic boundaries can result in outstanding performance.

The Boundaryless Organization reveals how leaders can use four powerful "levers" to foster a shift from "command and control" methods to those that rely more on creating shared mind-sets, stretch goals, and empowered colleagues, including:

  • Information-encouraging greater access to information across all boundaries
  • Authority-giving people at different levels the power to make decisions
  • Competence-helping people develop the skills they need to succeed
  • Rewards-giving people the incentives to achieve shared organizational goals
With a focus on results, accountability, and tough decision-making, this new edition of The Boundaryless Organization shows why, more than ever, being "boundaryless" is an absolute requirement for organizational success in today's economy.

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About the author

Ron Ashkenas is a managing partner of Robert H. Schaffer & Associates in Stamford, Connecticut. A leading consultant to CEOs on organizational transformation, his articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review and other leading business publications. His clients have included General Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, the World Bank, and numerous other public and private sector firms.
Dave Ulrich is professor of business administration at the University of Michigan. He was named by Business Week as one of the world's top ten educators in management and the top educator in human resources.
Todd Jick, formerly a professor at Harvard Business School, is a managing partner with the Center for Executive Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has consulted with numerous companies in the United States and Europe including Merrill Lynch, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Novartis, and Cadbury Schweppes.
Steve Kerr is chief learning officer and a managing director of Goldman Sachs. A former dean at the University of Southern California and former professor of management at the University of Michigan, he was the first chief learning officer for General Electric.

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