In 1995 The Boundaryless Organization showed companies how to sweep away the artificial obstacles-such as hierarchy, turf, and geography-that get in the way of outstanding business performance. Now, in this completely revised edition of their groundbreaking work, management experts Ron Ashkenas, Dave Ulrich, Todd Jick, and Steve Kerr offer an up-to-date version of their comprehensive guide to help any organization go ‘boundaryless’-and become a company with the ability to quickly, proactively, and creatively adjust to changes in the environment. With new examples, a new commentary on the developments of the last five years, and illuminating first-hand accounts from pioneering senior executives, the authors once again show why ‘boundaryless’ is a prerequisite for any organization trying to succeed in the economy of the twenty-first century.
Зміст
Foreword by: C. K. Prahalad.
Foreword by: Lawrence A. Bossidy.
Preface.
The Authors.
* A New World Order: Rising to the Challenge of New Success
Factors.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Boundaryless Is Your
Organization?
Part One: Free Movement Up and Down: Crossing Vertical
Boundaries.
First Person: Cesar Guajardo, General Director, Praxair
Mexico.
* Toward a Healthy Hierarchy.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Healthy Is Your Organization’s
Hierarchy?
* Rewiring and Retuning the Hierarchy.
Part Two: Free Movement Side to Side: Crossing Horizontal
Boundaries.
First Person: Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG.
* Beyond Turf and Territory.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Congruent Are Your Organization’s
Horizontal Boundaries?
* Integrating Resources to Serve the Customer.
Part Three: Free Movement Along the Value Chain: Crossing External
Boundaries.
First Person: Jim Madden, President, CEO, and Chairman of the
Board, Exult.
* Toward Partnership with Customers and Suppliers.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Well Linked Is Your Organization’s
Value Chain?
* Strengthening the Value Chain.
Part Four: Free Global Movement: Crossing Geographic
Boundaries.
First Person: Mieko Nishimizu, Vice President, World Bank South
Asia Region.
* Toward the Global Corporation.
Stepping Up to the Line: How Far Along the Path to Globalization Is
Your Organization?
* Actions for Global Learners, Launchers, and Leaders.
* Conclusion: Leading Toward the Boundaryless Organization.
Stepping Up to the Line: Are You a Boundaryless Leader?
Notes.
Index.
Про автора
Ron Ashkenas is a managing partner of Robert H. Schaffer &
Associates in Stamford, Connecticut. A leading consultant to CEOs
on organizational transformation, his articles have appeared in
Harvard Business Review and other leading business publications.
His clients have included General Electric, Glaxo Smith Kline, the
World Bank, and numerous other public and private sector firms.
Dave Ulrich is professor of business administration at the
University of Michigan. He was named by Business Week as one of the
world’s top ten educators in management and the top educator in
human resources.
Todd Jick, formerly a professor at Harvard Business School, is a
managing partner with the Center for Executive Development in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has consulted with numerous companies
in the United States and Europe including Merrill Lynch,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Novartis, and Cadbury Schweppes.
Steve Kerr is chief learning officer and a managing director of
Goldman Sachs. A former dean at the University of Southern
California and former professor of management at the University of
Michigan, he was the first chief learning officer for General
Electric.