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COVID-19: Org Structure vs. The Mission

CaseInterview.com

As I’ve learned more about it, I’ve realized the org structure is completely mismatched with the needs of a pandemic. Public health in the United States has a decentralized organizational structure. Remember, their mission is to reduce COVID-19 transmission within the county. This is a major structural issue with the U.S.

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Is Your Company Actually Set Up to Support Your Strategy?

Harvard Business

The idea that organizational structure follows strategy is not new — business historian Alfred Chandler laid this out in 1962 in his book Strategy & Structure. Who on that org chart has the authority to make which decisions? For individuals, they make sure that difference-making talent is in mission critical positions.