Designing Team-Based Organizations New Forms for Knowledge Work

"A terrific book! It makes a tremAndous contribution by moving forward the state of the art in organization design." (David A. Nadler, chairman, Delta Consulting Group Inc.)"In an era when competitive forces demand that corporations move toward a team-based organization, this book is must reading for executives. Based on careful research, it provides the best and most comprehensive road map I have seen for designing and implementing the paradigm shift companies must make to survive and prosper in the decades ahead." (Michael Beer, professor of business administration, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University)"This book is enormously important and timely. It is a scholarly, yet highly practical, guide to the future design of the 21st century organization--where organizations will be predominantly team-based and designed for high performance knowledge management." (Stuart S. Winby, director, Product Processes Change Management, Hewlett-Packard Company)