Contacts
Global Organization Design Society
European Organisation Design Forum
Books and reports
Burton, R.M., Obel, B. and Dojbak Hakosson, D. (2020) Organizational design: a step-by-step approach. 4th ed. Cambridge: The University Press.
Kates, A. and Galbraith, J.R. (2007) Designing your organization: using the Star Model to solve five critical design challenges. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
McDowell, T. (2023) Strategies for organization design: using the peopletecture model to improve collaboration and performance. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
Morrison, R. (2021) Data-driven organizational design: delivering perpetual performance gains through the organizational system. 2nd ed. London: Kogan Page.
Stanford, N. (2022) Designing organisations: why it matters and ways to do it well. London: Economist Books.
Stanford, N. (2015) Guide to organisation design: creating high-performing and adaptable enterprises. 2nd ed. London: The Economist.
Stanford, N. (2018) Organization design: the practitioner’s guide. 3rd ed. London: Routledge.
Van Bree, J. (2021) Organization design: frameworks, principles, and approaches. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
Vantrappen, H. and Wirtz, F. (2023) The organization design guide: a pragmatic framework for thoughtful, efficient and successful redesigns. London: Routledge.
Varney, S. (2015) Organisation design: a framework for thinking about your own approach. Brighton: Institute for Employment Studies.
Worren, N. (2018) Organization design: simplifying complex systems. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
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Journal articles
Aronowitz, S., De Smet, A. and McGinty, D. (2015) Getting organizational redesign right. McKinsey Quarterly (online). 1 June.
Carucci, R. and Shappell, J. (2022) Design your organization to match your strategy. Harvard Business Review (online). 6 June.
Eirich, R., Schafer, B. and Ringlstetter, M. (2019) An organization design framework for digital innovation: critical review of Galbraith’s STAR model. Proceedings of ISPIM Conferences. pp1-27.
Jeffrey, R. (2018) Naomi Stanford: “We’re just not prepared for automation”. People Management (online). 23 August.
Joseph, J. and Sengul, M. (2025) Organization design: current insights and future research directions. Journal of Management. Vol 51, No 1, January, pp249-308.
Kretschmer, T. and Khashabi, P (2020) Digital transformation and organization design: an integrated approach. California Management Review. Vol 62, No 4, pp86-104.
Mintzberg, H. (2024) Four forms that fit most organizations. California Management Review. Vol 66, No 2, pp30-43.
Neilson, G.L., Estupinan, J. and Sethi, B. (2015) 10 principles of organization design. Strategy+Business. No 79, Summer. pp28-33.
Roffey Park (2019) So you want to learn about Organisational Design do you? Here are four organisational design principles to get you started … (Blog) Horsham: Roffey Park. (One of four blogs on the theme).
Tolchinsky, P.D. and Wenzl, L. (2014) High engagement organization design. People & Strategy. Vol 37, No 2. pp34-38.
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