sábado, septiembre 14, 2019

"The Starfish and the Spider" Authors: O.Brafman and R.Beckstrom ( Ed: Portfolio, Penguin )

I find it an interesting book about flexibility in organizations, how a decentralized organization outperforms those based on central command and fixed structure.

I have found very interesting the presentation about the organization of the Apaches and how the music industry has dealt with P2P music networks, the presentation is clear and understandable. The role of a catalyst is very clearly exposed and interesting.

Obviously a decentralized structure is more flexible and can better adapt to the circumstances than a centralized structure, with a given control and a command center and a chain of command at some distance of the action, nonetheless I'm not completely sure how the organization in a starfish approach acts as a coherent unit and  coordinated way. Surely the "catalysts team" must play a role within the organization to secure a given degree of coordination between different units... is it really enough? 

 An interesting book to have around.

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