MARCO WEISS is a research fellow at the Wilhelm Merton-Chair at the University of Frankfurt. He has published several articles about organizational design in various firms and industries. In his counsulting capacity he has worked for several firms in the financial services industry.

'Weiss is extremely widely read and summarizes a large and difficult literature in a most admirable fashion...A highly recommended contribution.' - Nicolai Foss, www.organizationsandmarkets.com

• Introduction PART ONE: THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN Foundations of Organizational Design Building Blocks of Organizational Design Designing Efficient Organizations PART TWO: PRACTICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN The European Securities Transaction Industry The German Co-operative Banking Group Open-source projects Conclusion