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+ | I had trouble applying this book in a practical sense in that, while the Star model is an interesting model to think about how to structure an organization, | ||
+ | The book starts by clarifying organizational types and decisions approaches. "In summary, there are different types of hierarchical structures that companies adopt. Typically a company starts with a functional structure. Then as it diversifies, | ||
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+ | Another characteristics of an organizational design is reward systems. " | ||
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+ | The discussion then moves on to the Star model itself. " | ||
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+ | One idea that I found very useful (although I suspect I am biased) is "when a company extends its product differentiation strategy to include chips, sensors, and software in its products, it finds itself in the software business too. Part of the organization now has to move at the pace of the software industry. This pace approaches real-time and requires that cross-functional teams operate under the newsroom model." | ||
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