Designing Strategic Organizations: The New Work of Executives and HR
Gregory Kesler and Amy Kates
Explains why organization design has become core leadership work and how executives and HR can share it. The authors cover diagnosis, stakeholder involvement, and the frameworks that connect structure to strategy.
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