Publications
Publications
- April 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- HBS Case Collection
Sun Hydraulics Corp. (A)
Abstract
Involves the design and creation of a company with no formally-defined hierarchy. Describes the steps the founder takes to avoid the organizational politics he perceives as crushing the human contributions they were designed to harness.
Keywords
Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Engineering; Business Startups; Technology Industry
Citation
Barnes, Louis B. "Sun Hydraulics Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 485-169, April 1985. (Revised November 1987.)