Innovative structures for managing change

Abstract

“Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan,” said Edmund Burke, “We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant.” Think of Burke's grown man as an established company, and the company's organizational structure as its cradle and you'll find the analogy is still apt. Given the rapid rate of environmental and social change, more and more companies are being stifled as they struggle to make their organization's structure fit new strategies that will allow the enterprise to reach its full potential.

Citation

Drake, R.L. (1986), "Innovative structures for managing change", Planning Review, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054166