Restructure or Reconfigure: Designing the Reorg That Works for You

Girod, Stéphane J.G. and Samina Karim (2017). “Restructure or reconfigure? Designing the reorg that works for you.” Harvard Business Review 95(2): 128-132.

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Stéphane Girod

IMD Business School

Samina Karim

Northeastern University

Date Written: 2017

Abstract

To cope with ever-changing market conditions, companies often have to reorganize. But leaders tend to get conflicting advice about when and how to do so. Does the company need a new structure, or should it tweak the existing one? Will the benefits of a reorg outweigh the costs? Can the work be accomplished before conditions change again? How far should the changes go?

Keywords: restructure, reconfiguration, restructuring, reconfigure, redesign, downsize, reorg, reorganization

Suggested Citation

Girod, Stéphane and Karim, Samina, Restructure or Reconfigure: Designing the Reorg That Works for You (2017). Girod, Stéphane J.G. and Samina Karim (2017). “Restructure or reconfigure? Designing the reorg that works for you.” Harvard Business Review 95(2): 128-132., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3912317

Stéphane Girod

IMD Business School ( email )

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Switzerland

Samina Karim (Contact Author)

Northeastern University ( email )

Boston, MA 02115
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/faculty/k/karim-samina/

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