Transitioning from a hierarchical product organization to an open platform organization: a Chinese case study

Organizations around the world are designing new forms of organizing in order to deal with the challenges of advances in information technology and digitization that promote increases in customization and innovation in the face of global competition. This paper presents a case study examining the ch...

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Main Authors: Jiang, Y. (Author), Jing, R. (Author), Luo, J. (Author), Van de Ven, A.H (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2018
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520 3 |a Organizations around the world are designing new forms of organizing in order to deal with the challenges of advances in information technology and digitization that promote increases in customization and innovation in the face of global competition. This paper presents a case study examining the challenges experienced by a large multinational firm as it transforms from a hierarchical product organization to an open platform network organization. We show that (a) role confusion, (b) control imbalance, and (c) staffing mismatches are key challenges associated with organizational redesign. The main lessons drawn from this case are discussed. © 2018, The Author(s). 
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650 0 4 |a Micro-enterprise 
650 0 4 |a Organization design 
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773 |t Journal of Organization Design