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The verified library of the self-management field: the articles, podcasts, papers and cases worth knowing, from Corporate Rebels to HBR to SciELO, each with a one-line read and a link to the source. Distinct from our own writing in the Library. See the field mapped →

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Paper2019

What makes self-managing organizations novel? (bureaucracy vs adhocracy vs self-organizing)

· Frank Martela

Open-access paper comparing how Weberian bureaucracy, adhocracy and SMOs solve six fundamental organising problems.

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Paper2024

Buurtzorg: scaling up an organization with hundreds of self-managing teams but no middle managers

· Martela & Nandram (Organization Zoo)

How 900+ teams and 14,000 employees run without middle management: supportive IT and internal coaches.

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Paper2024

Positive, challenging, or impossible self-managing organizations? Radical decentralization at an addiction rehab center

· JOD authors

Empirical study of a flat rehab organisation across seven decision domains; reviews the leaderless-vs-CEO debate.

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Paper2023

Changes in formal structure towards self-managing organization and effects on the communication network

· JOD authors

Longitudinal email-network study (2016–2019) of a company moving to self-management.

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Paper2022

Managers matter less than we think: how can organizations function without any middle management? (Buurtzorg, Reaktor)

· Frank Martela

Rebuttal to Foss & Klein: functional substitutes for every middle-manager task; low hierarchy with adequate structure.

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1Corporate RebelsNetherlands · Blog / research community171 2Leadermorphosis (podcast)UK / Sweden · Podcast (106 episodes)85 3Harvard Business ReviewUSA · Magazine / HBR Press32 4Wikipedia / Wikipédia (reference entries)Global · Reference26 5SciELO Brazil (RAE, RAP, Cadernos EBAPE, Educação & Sociedade, Katálysis)Brazil · Academic repository23 6Forbes (contributors: Pontefract, Perna…)USA · Business magazine12 7MIT Sloan Management ReviewUSA · Magazine (archive; final issue Sept 2026)10 8German workplace-democracy voices (Zeuch, Schüller, MassivKreativ, t3n, HR Manager)Germany · Blogs / trade press10 9Enlivening EdgeUSA (global) · Teal / next-stage magazine8 10Poland (Rzeczpospolita, Blikle, teal publications)Poland · Press / author / academic8 11L'Usine Nouvelle / French work media (WttJ, LaborAgora, RH Info)France · Trade & work media8 12Semco Style Institute / Dutch Semco-Stijl coverage (MT/Sprout, Boom, Koedijk)Netherlands · Press / institute8 13McKinsey & CompanyUSA · Consultancy research7 14Medium (Lisa Gill, 嘉村賢州, others)Global · Blogging platform7 15FortuneUSA · Business magazine6 16Bayer (Dynamic Shared Ownership) & coverage (CNBC, Fortune, Forbes)Germany · Corporate case + press6 17Bain & Company InsightsUSA · Consultancy research6 18Deloitte Insights (Human Capital Trends)USA · Consultancy research6 19Wharton (Knowledge at Wharton, Mack Institute, SMJ)USA · Business-school research6 20Accenture ResearchIreland / USA · Consultancy research6 21Gen Z creators (Gabrielle Judge / Antiworkgirlboss, Rob Mayhew…) — YouTube/TikTokGlobal · Creator video5 22Journal of Organization DesignDenmark / Springer · Academic journal (open access)5 23HBS Online blog / Harvard Business School casesUSA · Business school5 24INSEAD Knowledge / INSEADFrance · Business-school insights5 25BCG Henderson InstituteUSA · Consultancy research5 26Runn / Peerdom / Amazing Workplaces / other practitioner blogsGlobal · Practitioner blogs5 27Belgium (Trends/Knack, VRT, Van Massenhove)Belgium · Press / broadcaster5 28Happy Ltd / Forward Institute / UK practitioner mediaUK · Practitioner media5 29Czechia (Hajzler / Svoboda v práci; Finmag, Deník)Czechia · Press / movement5 30Fast Company Middle EastUAE · Business magazine4 31Tom Peters (tompeters.com + interviews)USA · Author site / podcasts4 32Stanford GSB InsightsUSA · Business-school insights4 33unSILOed / Conscious Entrepreneur / Inside Personal Growth / New Books NetworkUSA · Podcasts4 34Il Sole 24 Ore / Radio 24Italy · Business daily / radio4 35SB Bit (ビジネス+IT) / Sentankyo / KAIGO Leaders / Rodo ShimbunJapan · Business & sector media4 36WorldBlu (Freedom at Work list, Traci Fenton)USA · Certification / community4 37California Management Review (Getz 2009; Frynas et al. 2018)USA · Academic journal4 38Italian practitioner & reference (Peoplerise, Treccani, E-Skill)Italy · Blogs / encyclopaedia4 39TED / TED-EdUSA · Talks / video3 40LinkedIn Pulse / LinkedIn articles (practitioner long-form, Gen Z voices)Global · Social platform articles3 41Zoho / Sridhar Vembu coverage (BW Businessworld, Business Today, IBTimes, Gulf News)India · Business press3 42IESE Insight / IE Insights (Spain)Spain · Business-school insights3 43Cuadernos de Gestión (UPV/EHU) / DialnetSpain · Academic journal / index3 44Finland (MODe research, Helsingin Sanomat, Yle)Finland · Research / press / radio3 45Frontiers / Springer / JSTOR (Dewey scholarship)Global · Academic3 46Liberté & Cie (Isaac Getz)France · Author site3 47strategy+business (PwC) / Stanford Social Innovation ReviewUSA · Magazines3 48Fast Company (US)USA · Business magazine2 49MT/Sprout, NRC, FD (NL)Netherlands · Business press2 50Cybozu-shiki (サイボウズ式) / Nikkei BusinessJapan · Corporate magazine / business weekly2 51Mint / Economic Times / Forbes IndiaIndia · Business press2 52Steve Denning (Forbes column, Strategy & Leadership, Age of Agile)USA · Columnist / author2 53Haier / Rendanheyi Forum & ZeroDX awardsChina · Corporate / conference2 54Harvard Business Review Arabia (Majarra)UAE · Licensed magazine2 55ManagementSiteNetherlands · Management platform2 56changeXGermany · Change-management magazine2 57CHRO.nl / Binnenlands BestuurNetherlands · HR / public-sector media2 58IMD (Bill Fischer on Haier)Switzerland · Business-school insights2 59Redalyc / Revista Galega de EconomíaLatin America / Spain · Academic repository2 60Toyo Keizai OnlineJapan · Business weekly2 61De CorrespondentNetherlands · Journalism platform2 62Gulf NewsUAE · Newspaper2 63Research in Organizational Behavior (Lee & Edmondson)USA / Elsevier · Academic journal2 64Inc.USA · Business magazine1 65Brave New Work (Aaron Dignan & Rodney Evans)USA · Podcast1 66Reinventing Organizations Wiki / Laloux video seriesBelgium / USA · Wiki / video1 67The Conversation (France)France · Academic journalism1 68brand einsGermany · Business magazine1 69Aalto University (Martela, Salovaara — MODE project)Finland · University research1 70Die Zeit / Spiegel (DE)Germany · Press1 71HandelsblattGermany · Business daily1 72Haufe New ManagementGermany · Management platform1 73Helsingin Sanomat / Talouselämä (FI) — Reaktor, Futurice, VincitFinland · Press1 74Patagonia StoriesUSA · Corporate storytelling1 75ner by K2K / ner GroupSpain · Corporate / movement1 76Al Jazeera (The Stream)Qatar · TV / video1 77AxiosUSA · News1 78Bloomberg (Work Shift)USA · Newsletter1 79Caixin GlobalChina · Business media1 80Columbia Business School InsightsUSA · Business-school insights1 81Managementboek.nlNetherlands · Book platform / reviews1 82BRQ Business Research Quarterly (SAGE)Spain · Academic journal1 83China DailyChina · Newspaper1 84Human Resource Management Review (ScienceDirect)USA · Academic journal1 85Issues in Accounting Education / AAA (Handelsbanken case)USA · Academic journal1 86Financial Times / The Economist (UK)UK · Press0 87Les Echos / L'Express / Capital (FR)France · Business press0 88Corporate Rebels Summit (Amsterdam) & Rebel PodcastNetherlands · Conference / podcast0 89Harvard Business Manager (DE)Germany · Licensed magazine0 90London Business School (Think / Hamel)UK · Business-school insights0 91Organization Studies / Organization Science (SMO research)Global · Academic journals0 92De Tijd / Trends (BE) — Van Massenhove coverageBelgium · Business press0 93Diamond OnlineJapan · Business weekly0 94Enspiral / The Hum (NZ)New Zealand · Network / handbook0 95Gulf BusinessUAE · Business magazine0 96Nikkei AsiaJapan · Business daily (English)0 97South China Morning Post / Sixth ToneChina / HK · Press0 98Teal Around the World / Global Teal MeetupsGlobal · Online conference0 99The Guardian (Work section)UK · Press0 100Arabian BusinessUAE · Business magazine0 TOTAL613 Other minor sources not in the Top 100 (small blogs, PDF mirrors, listings)149 Library total762