Designing Simple Organizations and Complex Jobs
de Sitter, Lamoraal Ulbo, Dankbaar, Ben and den Hertog, Friso (1994). Designing Simple Organizations and Complex Jobs. UNU-MERIT Research Memoranda. UNU-MERIT.
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Sub-type Working paper Author de Sitter, Lamoraal Ulbo
Dankbaar, Ben
den Hertog, FrisoTitle Designing Simple Organizations and Complex Jobs Series Title UNU-MERIT Research Memoranda Volume/Issue No. 12 Publication Date 1994 Place of Publication the Netherlands Publisher UNU-MERIT Pages 18 Language eng Abstract Organization redesign has become widely accepted as a regular task for managements. However, organization design still seems to be a neglected area in organization science. This paper emphasizes the importance of design theory and design-oriented research. It does so by referring to European design-oriented traditions in organization science. The potential role of design theory is exemplified by the description of the Socio-Technical Organization Design (STOD), a design theory grounded in practical experience in the Netherlands. The essence of this approach lies in the changeover from complex organizations offering simple jobs into simple organizations offering complex jobs. The paper points to opportunities to make organization research more relevant to organization practice. Copyright Holder N/A Copyright Year 1994 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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