Simplicity-minded management
The four main sources of complexity for companies.
Publisher: Harvard Business Review, décembre 2007
Date of publication: 2007
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Summary
The author highlights four main sources of complexity for companies, namely, the accumulation of small organizational changes, the proliferation of products, the lack of control over costs and support function efficiency, and over-reporting. He suggests a number of ways to surmount these four challenges. The article also contains a quiz to assess your company’s level of complexity.
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