The Purpose-Driven Organization

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The Purpose-Driven Organization

A purpose-driven company stands for and acts on something larger than its products and services. Purpose can be an organizational strategy and a roadmap to remain competitive in a fast-changing economy. Many business leaders are committed to aligning their goal setting and decision making to their organization’s purpose in hopes of driving forward its success. Through these resources, you will consider the purpose-driven organization.

· Blount, S., & Leinwand, P. (2019, November 1). Why are we here? Harvard Business Review , 97 (6), 132–139.

· Eccles, R. G., Strine, L. E., & Youmans, T. (2020, May 13). 3 ways to put your corporate purpose into action . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles , 2–5. http://hbr.org

· IFC Arthsastra. (2019, October 20). Michael Porter on purpose Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP0gSFHfQM0&list=TLPQMjMwMjIwMjHLR4rbW-nYeA&index=6

· Leimer, B. (2021, June 24). How can we build a more purpose-driven company culture?Links to an external site. https://www.thehrdirector.com/features/csr/how-can-we-build-a-more-purpose-driven-company-culture/

· Malknight, T. W., Buche, I., & Dhanaraj, C. (2019, September 1). Put purpose at the core of your strategy . Harvard Business Review , 97 (5), 70–79.

The Organizational Structure

You may have heard the term top-down management or bottom-up management to describe an organization’s structure. Whether hierarchical, flat, or matrixed, an organization’s structure serves as the basis for how an organization distributes its roles and responsibilities to support effective decision making, communication, and achievement of its goals. Through these resources, you will consider different types of organizational structures.

· Communication Coach Alex Lyon. (2018, January 7). Organizational structure Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUd0UNHyy60

· GreggU. (2019, January 14). Types of organizational structures Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbcpr1TS9NM

· Lumen Learning. (n.d.). Common organizational structuresLinks to an external site. . In Boundless business . https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/chapter/common-organizational-structures/