Designing Matrix Organizations That Actually Work: How Ibm, Proctor & Gamble and Others Design for Success

by Jay R. Galbraith

Book Overview

Organization structures do not fail, says Jay Galbraith, but management fails at implementing them correctly. This is why, he explains, the idea that the matrix does not work still exists today, even among people who should know better. But the matrix has become a necessary form of organization in today's business environment. Companies now know that if they have multiple product lines, do business in multiple countries, and serve many customer segments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470316314
• ISBN13: 9780470316313
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.1" x 6.4"