| Author |
Gr?nning, Terje, author.
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| Title |
Working without a boss : lattice organization with direct person-to-person communication at W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc / Terje Gr?nning. |
| OCLC |
EDZ0001383683 |
| ISBN |
9781473947542 (ebook) |
| Publisher |
[London] : SAGE, 2016. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| LC Subject heading/s |
W.L. Gore & Associates.
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Decentralization in management -- Case studies.
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| Summary |
W. L. Gore & Associates, established in 1958, is renowned for several innovative products such as the "waterproof while breathing" textile material Gore-Tex, but it is also known for its remarkable "lattice" organizational structure. Borrowing the lattice concept from architecture and crafts, where it refers to intertwined materials, the company operates as a system of intertwined associates in which no one is anyone's boss. The various activities within the company have leaders who are selected based on their merits and abilities to attract followers. As a company with more than 10,000 employees, Gore does have the equivalent of a chief executive officer who may be contacted by partners and others outside the company, but in recent history, even this person has been selected from among staff. |
| Source of Description |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 29, 2016). |
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