The Boundaryless Organization http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Boundaryless-Organization-Ron-Ashkenas-David-Ulrich/9780787940003

Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure

By Ron Ashkenas, David Ulrich, Todd Jick, Steven Kerr

Table of Contents

A New World Order: Rising to the Challenge of New Success Factors. Stepping up to the Line: How Boundaryless is Your Organization? FREE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN: CROSSING VERTICAL BOUNDARIES. Toward a Healthy Hierarchy. Stepping Up to the Line: How Healthy is Your Organization's Hierarchy? Rewiring and Returning the Hierarchy. FREE MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE: CROSSING HORIZONTAL BOUNDARIES. Beyond Turf and Territory. Stepping up to the Line: How Congruent are Your Organization's Horizontal Boundaries? Integrating Resources to Serve the Customer. FREE MOVEMENT ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN: CROSSING EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES. Toward Partnership with Customers and Suppliers. Stepping Up to the Line: How Well Linked is Your Organization's Value Chain? Strengthening the Value Chain. FREE GLOBAL MOVEMENT: CROSSING GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. Toward the Global Corporation. Stepping up to the Line: How Far Along the Path to Globalization is Your Organization? Actions for Global Learners, Launchers, and Leaders. CONCLUSION. Making it Happen: Leading Toward the Boundaryless Organisation. Stepping up to the Line: Are You a Boundaryless Leader?

About the Author

RON ASHKENAS is a partner in the consulting firm of Robert Schaeffer and Associates in Stamford, Connecticut. DAVE ULRICH is professor of business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. TODD JICK is a consultant with the Center for Executive Development in Boston. STEVE KERR was handpicked by Jack Welch to lead the boundary-breaking charge at General Electric; he is vice president, Corporate Leadership Development at GE in Miami.