How Organizations Work, and Why Yours Doesnt
Reed E. [email protected] Organizations
Work, and Why Yours Doesnt
Goals: Who do we serve Boundaries: What Gets InActivity System:
How Work Gets DoneThree Components of Every Organization
Domains can be broad or narrow, stable or unstable. Usually when
they are broad, they are also less stableGoal/Domain= Turf, Who we
aim to please, or What part of the environment we want to
control
Boundaries can be permeable or impermeable. Examples are: Price,
Location, Breadth of Product Line, Entry and Exit Requirements,
Debt, Speed of ServiceBoundaries: What gets into and out of the
organization, and on what terms
Simple or Complex Flexible or Inflexible Complex= many different
elements Flexible= ease of changeActivity System
Do boundaries and activity systems fit with the organizations
domainEffectiveness= Fit
