Creating Meaningful Organizations - Learnings from the 2016 Academy of Management Meeting

The Academy of Management annual meeting focused on the importance of organizations being meaningful through their purpose, values, and worth. The event discussed how organizations create a significant, positive impact in the world, and how this impacts employee understanding and maximizes human potential in the workplace. Hybrid organizations that design their business models around the alleviation of a particular social or environmental issue are better at connecting with the end customer than traditional corporations. The rise of robust organizational alternatives, like cooperatives or two-sided networks, are also on the rise. Through effective ecosystem leverage, designing more fluid structures, mastering the art and science of digitization, the organizations of the future can create their much desired impact.