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*** Reply to note of 04/25/95 15:59
In your research on this very timely topic I suggest you get a copy of
IMPROVING PERFORMANCE : How to Manage the White Space on the Organization
Chart by Geary Rummler and Alan Brache (Jossey-Bass, 1990). It's all about
horizontal integration.
Also, I attended a conference last monday on Integration of Effort within
organizations presented by the Conference Board of Canada. I am sure they
wouldn't mind me sharing the key note paper with you, if you wanted it.
The company that they highlighted in this conference was 3M. They have
developed a whole raft of practices that promote horizontal integration.
Every org is different, what you require will require careful
consideration, some experimentation, luck...
Regards,
Tim J. Sullivan
Ministry of Health
From: "Tim Sullivan" <TJSULLIV@BCSC02.GOV.BC.CA>