¶ … Anatomy of Organizational Design (Kimberly, 1984) the author convincingly shows how the disciplines inherent and supporting organizational design frameworks must be inclusive of factors which have in the past been left out of its constructs and frameworks in the past. The author first defines progress in organizational design as the continual questioning of long-held structural components of an organization as being relevant for its future (Kimberly, 1984). Instead of merely illuminating how quickly frameworks can become outmoded and useless in a rapidly changing organizational climate however the author uses a series of metrics and frameworks to explain why the trajectory of change must be so closely monitored. In doing this he evokes many of the classical concepts of organizational design change management theory (Hax, Majluf, 1981). These are highly effective...

With so much being dependent on the nature of an organizational structure the author argues that there needs to be a more iterative approach to the defining and continual refining of organizational structures if they are to stay relevant and focused on market opportunities over time. There also needs to be more of an orientation…