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Welcome to the Companion Site! This site is intended to enhance your use of Organization Design by Donald L. Anderson. Please note that all the materials on this site are especially geared toward maximizing your understanding of the material.

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To thrive in today’s rapidly changing, global, dynamic business environment characterized by constant change and disruption, organizations must be able to adapt and innovate to maintain their competitive edge. Organization Design: Creating Strategic & Agile Organizationsprepares students to make smart strategic decisions when designing and redesigning organizations. Structured around Galbraith’s Star Model™, the text explores five facets of organization design: strategy, structure, processes, people, and rewards. Author Donald L. Anderson distills contemporary and classic research into practical applications and best practices. Cases, exercises, and a simulation activity provide multiple opportunities for students to practice making design decisions.

Includes an innovative organization design simulation activity that puts students in the role of a design practitioner!

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge Donald L. Anderson for writing an excellent text and creating some the materials on this site. Special thanks are also due to Lisa J. Knowles of St. Thomas University for developing the test bank.