Built to Change: How to Achieve Organizational Effectiveness

Built to Change: How to Achieve Organizational Effectiveness

by Jerry Porras (Foreword), Christopher G. Worley (Author), Edward E. Lawler III (Author)

Synopsis

In this groundbreaking book, organizational effectiveness experts Edward Lawler and Christopher Worley show how organizations can be built to change so they can last and succeed in today's global economy. Instead of striving to create a highly reliable Swiss watch that consistently produces the same behavior, they argue organizations need to be designed in ways that stimulate and facilitate change. Built to Change focuses on identifying practices and designs that organizations can adopt so that they are able to change. As Lawler and Worley point out, organizations that foster continuous change * Are closely connected to their environments * Reward experimentation * Learn about new practices and technologies * Commit to continuously improving performance * Seek temporary competitive advantages

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 17 Mar 2006

ISBN 10: 0787980617
ISBN 13: 9780787980610

Media Reviews
...bold, fascinating... (getAbstract, August 2006)
Author Bio
Christopher G. Worley is a research scientist at USC's Center for Effective Organizations and the former director of the Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) program at Pepperdine University. He is the author of Integrated Strategic Change.