Organisation Design & Innovation Books

A Listmania! list by N. Waterhouse "Nathan Waterhouse" (London.UK)
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The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
1.  The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge
The list author says:
  "Great fieldbook for building a Learning Organisation"
£13.99   Used & New from: £4.75
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization: Second edition
2.  The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization: Second edition by Peter M Senge
The list author says:
  "Great introduction to systems thinking and the principles of a learning organisation"
£14.00   Used & New from: £9.07
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Presence: Exploring Profound Change in People, Organizations and Society
3.  Presence: Exploring Profound Change in People, Organizations and Society by Peter M. Senge
The list author says:
  "Some newer ideas about management, but slightly new agey"
£10.49   Used & New from: £3.90
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Designing Organizations: An Executive Briefing on Strategy, Structure and Process (Jossey-Bass Management Series)
4.  Designing Organizations: An Executive Briefing on Strategy, Structure and Process (Jossey-Bass Management Series) by Jay R. Galbraith
The list author says:
  "Glabraith is classic, this is pretty hardcore, but it's also quite approachable and less jargonny than most"
Used & New from: £0.76
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up? (Harvard Memo to the CEO)
5.  Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up? (Harvard Memo to the CEO) by Steve Kerr
The list author says:
  "Excellent little book that helps to demystify rewards and metrics"
£12.99   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Fuller R.Buckminster : Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
6.  Fuller R.Buckminster : Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R Buckminster Fuller
The list author says:
  "Buckminster fuller is probably the best systems thinker I've ever read, not strict org design, but essential reading I'd say."
Used & New from: £2.34
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful
7.  What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful by Marshall Goldsmith
The list author says:
  "Interesting and provocative management book, useful for leadership"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.06
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology
8.  The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology by Thomas J. Allen
The list author says:
  "Useful space book"
£25.51   Used & New from: £21.20
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations
9.  Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations by Geert Hofstede
The list author says:
  "Highly detailed, in depth analysis of the cultural differences between people and organisations"
£43.99   Used & New from: £39.57
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Cultures and Organizations: Software for the Mind
10.  Cultures and Organizations: Software for the Mind by Geert Hofstede
The list author says:
  "Much more concise than the above book on culture and orgs, but still not beginners reading!"
Used & New from: £7.20
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Managing as Designing
11.  Managing as Designing by Richard J. Boland
The list author says:
  "Fascinating book about what management can learn from diverse approaches to designing"
£46.50   Used & New from: £37.59

Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies
12.  Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis
The list author says:
  "Excellent book on organisational purpose, refreshing look at strategy"
£22.09   Used & New from: £1.17
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Organizational Design: A Step-by-Step Approach
13.  Organizational Design: A Step-by-Step Approach by Richard M. Burton
The list author says:
  "Technical and dry, but highly informative and thorough overview of organisation design"
£23.74   Used & New from: £6.44

Guide to Organisation Design: Creating High Performance And Adaptable Enterprises (Economist)
14.  Guide to Organisation Design: Creating High Performance And Adaptable Enterprises (Economist) by Naomi Stanford
The list author says:
  "Great introduction to organisation design, and good unbiased comparison of different appproaches to it, including organisation design models"
£13.00   Used & New from: £9.95
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
15.  The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman
The list author says:
  "Somewhat simplistic, but very readable"
£11.69   Used & New from: £2.86
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Mobilizing Minds: Creating Wealth From Talent in the 21st Century Organization
16.  Mobilizing Minds: Creating Wealth From Talent in the 21st Century Organization by Lowell L. L Bryan
The list author says:
  "Very in-depth and up to date management theory"
£17.84   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Future of Management
17.  The Future of Management by Gary Hamel
The list author says:
  "Classic Hamel, management theory, with a nice human-touch"
£14.40   Used & New from: £6.96
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Images of Organization
18.  Images of Organization by Gareth Morgan
The list author says:
  "Geeky organisation design book, tough going, very techy"
£36.39   Used & New from: £15.00
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives
19.  Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives by Theodore Zeldin
The list author says:
  "How to change through conversation, lovely little book, one of my favourites"
Used & New from: £0.06
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Organization Change: Theory and Practice (Foundations for Organizational Science)
20.  Organization Change: Theory and Practice (Foundations for Organizational Science) by W. Warner Burke
The list author says:
  "Some notions are slightly outdated in this book, but it's a good overview and introduction to the world of organisational behaviour and change theory"
£26.59   Used & New from: £10.43

Virtuoso Teams: Lessons from Teams That Changed Their Worlds (Financial Times Series)
21.  Virtuoso Teams: Lessons from Teams That Changed Their Worlds (Financial Times Series) by Andy Boynton
The list author says:
  "Great book about teams and leadership"
£24.99   Used & New from: £3.31
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management
22.  The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management by Peter Drucker
The list author says:
  "Classic readings from Drucker, management theory"
Used & New from: £0.33
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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