The Skill of Org Design
Notice how there are no clear criteria for evaluation in this space?  No math.  No models.  Just loose concepts strung together with words and sprinkled with calls to authority (e.g., Andy Grove) to add credibility.  No evidence.  No science.<p>As an organizational "scientist" it's amazing to me that organizations are ubiquitous and yet we know so little about how to construct good ones.  Software design is in a better state IMO but not by much.<p>Here's a simple question that should be answerable in any approach to org design.  What's the optimal *span of control* for management at each level in the organizational hierarchy?  If you can't answer this question, you can't "design" an organization.