How deep do you design?

About this survey:

"For my next column, I want to tackle a question that I often find myself being asked by senior business leaders: “how much of my organization should I design?” Most large organizations have multiple layers of management, and how realistic is it for the leaders of the organization to be able to design all these layers? Take the short (2 + 4 background questions) survey “How deep do you design” to help us find out. I will summarize and discuss the results in my next column. Thank you for your time and responses."
- Prof. Phanish Puranam
Roland Berger Chair
Professor of Strategy &
Organization Design
INSEAD

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* 1. To what extent are you involved in decisions about reporting, staffing, responsibility and compensation for employees in the layers BELOW that of your direct reports?

Very little (These decisions are almost entirely delegated to my direct reports)

Very much (I primarily make these decisions)

Very little (These decisions are almost entirely delegated to my direct reports)

Very much (I primarily make these decisions)

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* 2. To what extent is your boss involved in YOUR decisions about reporting, staffing, responsibility and compensation for employees in the layers below you?

Very little (These decisions are almost entirely delegated to you)

Very much (Your boss primarily makes these decisions)

Very little (These decisions are almost entirely delegated to you)

Very much (Your boss primarily makes these decisions)

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* 3. What is the number of layers in your organization’s hierarchy?

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* 4. Which layer (from the top) do you belong to?

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* 5. How large is your organization (number of full time employees)?

1-50

51-100

101-500

501-1000

1001-5000

Above 5000

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* 6. Which sector is your organization in? (Services/Manufacturing/Other)

Services

Manufacturing

Other (please specify)