CHAPTER 10

Organizational Cycling

The Influences on Organization Balance

Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.

—Nikola Tesla

The requirement for sustainability is a mix of seemingly competing demands requiring resolution to create balance. There are many influences on organizational balance, forces that can cause disruption, lessons that can be learned, and the inversion of organizational development and design processes. In developing an organization design model based on balance, the question is whether it is achievable in a globalized marketplace. Whether it is the UK’s decision to leave ...

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