It works – I know it works

Authors

  • Lars Kolind

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/jod.20177

Keywords:

new forms of organizing, organizational forms, non-hierarchical organizations, self-organizing teams, boss-less organizations

Abstract

Valve is the prototype knowledge-based company because its organizational design fosters creativity, action, fast learning, and high productivity. I experienced a similar organization about 15 years before Valve, at Oticon, the Danish hearing aid manufacturer which dropped bosses, titles, departments, and most of the bureaucracy and paperwork that slows down work. As in Valve, the value-creation was spectacular: 60% growth in market value each year for a ten-year period.

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Published

2015-06-23

How to Cite

Kolind, L. (2015). It works – I know it works. Journal of Organization Design, 4(2), 16–17. https://doi.org/10.7146/jod.20177

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Section

Organization Zoo