Best Practices and Strategies in Organizational （最佳实践和策略在组织）.pdf

1101 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036 P 202.756.2971 F 866.808.6585 Best Practices and Strategies in Organizational Structure and Design The following report presents a review of best practices in organizational structure and redesign. We provide an overview of critical steps necessary for undertaking an organizational design initiative, followed by presentation of a series of common organizational models. The final section of the report discusses the organizational structures of four construction companies based in North America. MARKET EVALUATION SURVEYING DATA ANALYSIS BENCHMARKING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES LITERATURE REVIEW HANOVER RESEARCH AUGUST 2010 Introduction In this report, Hanover Research provides an overview of best practices regarding organizational structure, with particular emphasis on how these practices relate to the construction industry. We begin with a general discussion of literature surrounding organizational design and restructuring. In this section we offer insight into important issues that should be considered when evaluating an existing or selecting a new organizational model. We then proceed to a discussion of common organizational models including functional, product-divisional, geographic-divisional, and matrix structures. For each model, we offer a vis