(From Marketwire) -- Organizational capabilities greatly affect long-term corporate success, and none more so than behavioral aspects. According to "Organization of the Future -- Designed to Win: Organizational Capabilities Matter," a new Focus report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), behavioral attributes have high impact only when they're backed by strong structural capabilities.
The study, conducted in partnership with 12 management organizations worldwide, surveyed approximately 1,600 senior managers, seeking their input on a framework of 20 organizational capabilities -- both structural and behavioral.
The correlations showed that all 20 types of organizational capabilities have an impact on overall performance -- though clearly some have much more influence than others. "There's a definite bias toward behavioral factors -- in particular, leadership, employee engagement, and cross-functional collaboration," said research leader Fabrice Roghe, a Duesseldorf-based partner at BCG. "But the best performance comes when those traits are backed by structural capabilities, such as a strong organization design and rigorous business processes and controls."
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Tags: performance, organizational capabilities, leadership, engagement, collaboration
Categories: Research