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Developing Organizational Design Capability in Team-Based Organizations: Introduction to a Self-Design Tool

S. Mohrman. July, 1997.

It is argued that organizational self-design is becoming an ongoing organizational process in today's turbulent and dynamic environment. Team-based organizations, in particular, are dynamic forms as organizations continually update their configuration of teams and network units to fit a shifting mix of work. This paper describes a design tool based on the teams research conducted at the Center for Effective Organizations that guides a design team through the process of designing or redesigning a team-based organization. It is intended to help build organizational self-design self-sufficiency.

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