A microfinance institution needs to be built in the same way an architect designs and constructs a building. It needs a plan that combines the design of the organization with the people who flesh out that structure, while considering how they interact with each other and with those outside the organization. This manual uses the metaphor of an organization’s architecture to describe three issues that should be addressed collectively when striving to improve performance: how to enhance human resource management (Module 14); how to proactively shape the institutional culture (Module 15); and how to design an effective organizational structure (Module 16). Tying
these three topics together, Module 17 explores the use of organizational architecture to manage growth.

一个微观金融机构需要像一个建筑师设计和建造一栋楼一样被建立起来。它需要一个计划使这个组织的设计与那些使这个基本构造变得有血有肉的人们结合起来，与此同时还要考虑他们怎么样和组织内外的人们进行互动。这本手册使用了一个“组织的建筑设计”这样的修辞手法来描述这个三个基本问题；我们应当在努力完善绩效的时候将这三个问题放在一起进行处理，即：怎样提升人力资源的管理（第14单元）；怎样积极主动的塑造机构文化（第15单元）；以及怎样设计一个有效的组织架构（第16单元）。在把这三个话题联结起来的基础上，第17单元将探讨如何运用“组织的建筑设计”来管理企业增长。