Designing Organizations for High Performance (Prentice Hall Organizational Development Series) [Paperback]

David P. Hanna (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201126931 | ISBN-13: 978-0201126938 | Publication Date: January 11, 1988 | Edition: 1

A member of the PH OD Series! This is a practical guide to developing higher levels of performance in large organizations through changes in strategy, organization design, and culture. Designing Organizations for High Performance fills the gap between theory and practice on how to improve the performance of organizations by offering an "insider's view" of how it had been done successfully in organizations like Procter & Gamble.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (January 11, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201126931
• ISBN-13: 978-0201126938
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Total Quality Management

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bringing Practicality to Esoteric OD Practice, April 6, 2000

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Gautam Ghosh "voracious reader" (Bangalore, India) - See all my reviews
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The book is written for those managers who would like to develop higher levels of performance in their organisation but aren't sure how to go about it. It addresses both types of people, the manager of a business unit and also organisational consultants who looks for tools to help others manage.

The book focusses on how to implement various theories to get better results, and therefore is more of a 'how-to' book rather than being comprehensive in treatment of concepts. The how-tos concern two aspects of design , (1) the rational part, including identifying the desired organisational model, structuring the various design elements to produce the required results, and assessing one's progress at any point of time and (2) the emotional part including educating membersabout organisational alternatives to the bureaucratic model, developing their commitment and support for the model actually chosen , changing habits and practices to fit with the "model system", maintaining commitment "when the going gets tough", and renewing the model when circumstances require it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good primer and introduction to concepts in ODD., May 16, 2001

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Joseph Lopez "joepez" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designing Organizations for High Performance (Prentice Hall Organizational Development Series) (Paperback)

This is not an end all be all book, but it provides very good insight into ODD and design of teams. It is easy to read and containts many relevant concepts that are in practice today. A friend of mine (With a Masters in OD) referred this book to me as not only an introduction for myself into the complexities of ODD but to use with clients in talking about the subject. If your new to the concepts of Org Design or are looking for a book to share with others, this is a very useful (and easy) read.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with Amazon, October 9, 2009

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This review is from: Designing Organizations for High Performance (Prentice Hall Organizational Development Series) (Paperback)

Product itself is good, excelent reference for those who care about organizations. Delivery was very poor, the book got to me damaged and in some pages the writings are not lined up. I claimed that to amazon and got no answer, very disappointed indeed.