It’s about experts leading experts. by Joel M. Podolny and Morten T. Hansen
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Summary.
Apple is well-known for its innovations in hardware, software, and services. Thanks to them, it grew from some 8,000 employees and $7 billion in revenue in 1997, the year Steve Jobs returned, to 137,000 employees and $260 billion in revenue in 2019. Much less well-known are the organizational design and the associated leadership model that have played a crucial role in the company’s innovation success.
Read more on Organizational restructuring or related topics Innovation, Cross-functional management, Collaboration and teams and Entrepreneurial business strategy
A version of this article appeared in the November–December 2020 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Read more on Organizational restructuring or related topics Innovation, Cross-functional management, Collaboration and teams and Entrepreneurial business strategy