Boundaryless Organizations (2nd Edition)

Author: Ashkenas (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: If your organization is also planning to achieve this transformation, this book will provide you with a simple yet inspiring framework that can help you get started and accelerate your progress. —Larry Bossidy, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell, author of Execution.
Among the books I've read on globalization and seamless organizations, this is the most insightful one. —David Komansky, Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch.
Hierarchy, titles, and status create vertical boundaries that lead to bureaucracy; functions and business units create horizontal boundaries that hinder the flow of information; suppliers, customers, and the company itself form external boundaries, preventing alignment of goals among the three; time, space, culture, and different markets create geographical boundaries that fragment the organization as a whole.
Four management experts who helped General Electric create a boundaryless culture explain how to achieve a boundaryless organization:
- In-depth presentation of the journey of well-known companies like GE in implementing boundarylessness.
- 6 questionnaires to help you assess the degree of boundarylessness in your organization.
- 4 powerful levers to help you find the path to achieving boundarylessness.
- New leadership methods required to lead a boundaryless organization.
This book is filled with practical action suggestions that will be very helpful for businesses of any size. Boundaryless Organizations launches a fierce attack on the core of traditional management systems, including all its barriers, boundaries, and limitations. This book is an excellent guide—not only suitable for HR professionals but also helpful for line managers.