Charles Handy paper on federalism in organizations

Paper by Charles Handy on the merit of federalist principles applied in businesses and other organizations. Handy begins the article discussing how companies are creating leaner, more integrated, and global networks, and how this is essentially the incorporation of federalism’s principles to make a difference in business organizations. Handy proceeds to explain that organizations today are increasingly seen as minisocieties rather than impersonal, bureaucratized assemblies, with major companies in every country moving in the same federalist direction. He then explains that federalism is not ju... Mehr ...