Team-based global organisations: Goodbye to hierarchy-based global organising
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
“Team-based organizing” is likely to become synonymous with global organizations in the future. Organizing work in teams has become the modus operandi in multinational organizations, but team-based structures could over time come to replace hierarchical organizational structures. Moreover, organizational boundaries will become fluid or dissolve completely due to the temporal and spatial nature of global teams; this globally-based activity will be spanning national, cultural and linguistic boundaries.
Practical implications
The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
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Citation
(2016), "Team-based global organisations: Goodbye to hierarchy-based global organising", Strategic Direction, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 16-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-12-2015-0188
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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