Jay R. Galbraith

Jay R. Galbraith (Feb. 26, 1939 - April 8, 2014) was an American organizational theorist, consultant and professor at the International Institute for Management Development, known for his work on strategy and organization design.

[1][2] Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Galbraith obtained his BSc in chemical engineering in 1962 at the University of Cincinnati, and at the Indiana University Bloomington his MBA in 1964, and his PhD in Business Administration with the thesis, entitled "Motivational Determinants of Job Performance: An Empirical Study.

Back in the United States, he rejoined the USC Center for Effective Organizations as senior research scientist.

Organization design may involve strategic decisions, but is properly viewed as a path to effective strategy execution.

More powerful change happens when there are clear design objectives driven by a new business strategy or forces in the market that require a different approach to organizing resources.