Transforming Organizations

Author : Thomas A. Kochan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195065042
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Organizations written by Thomas A. Kochan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how organizations can, and should, transform their practices to compete in a world economy. Research results from a multi-disciplinary team of MIT researchers, along with the experiences and insights of a select group of industry practitioners, are integrated into a model that stresses the need for systemic and transformative rather than piecemeal or incremental changes in organization practices and public policy. This integration of research and experience results in an argument for a new organizational learning model--one capable of gaining advantage from employee diversity, cooperation across organizational boundaries, strategic restructuring, and advanced technology. The book begins with a foreword by Lester C. Thurow.

Author : Michael Anderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472949331
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Organizations written by Michael Anderson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where current political climates and management cultures make risk aversion commonplace, Transforming Organizations shows how all organizations, including large and cumbersome institutions, can transform to suit the needs of our rapidly evolving economic and social realities. This book looks at how organizations and their leaders can adapt to an increasingly volatile and uncertain operating environment through the 4Cs: Creativity Critical reflection Communication Collaboration Based on extensive research in the education, organizational and business sectors, Michael Anderson and Miranda Jefferson show how the 4Cs can be embedded, embodied and enacted in many different types of organizations to make them more responsive to emerging challenges, threats and opportunities. Transforming Organizations highlights clear links between leading and learning – because leadership is no longer (if it ever was) just a role for CEOs, CFOs and senior managers. For organizations to be flexible and agile in the 21st century, all employees must have the opportunity to exercise leadership. But this can only happen if deep learning is a standard feature of a leadership approach that actively and deliberately incorporates key 21st-century skills – the 4Cs themselves. There is a substantial gap between companies knowing what they should do to be flexible, creative and have clear channels of communication, and how to make that a reality. Transforming Organizations provides the evidence and inspiration necessary for doing business differently. Written for those who have become disillusioned or frustrated with business practices that cannot meet the fast-moving demands of the 21st century, the book provides strategies and approaches developed from the authors' work in real organizations in order to implement change and see organizations transform for the better.

Author : Jacques Chlopczyk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303017851X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Organizations written by Jacques Chlopczyk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-11 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieving true change and innovation depends on our ability to re-imagine and re-author the futures we want our organizations to have – and to open new perspectives and new ways of thinking, being and doing in the process. Narrative approaches and storytelling are powerful tools that can help us create a new future for branding and marketing, change, leadership, organizational learning and development. Gathering contributions by scholars and practitioners from various disciplines, this book provides a unique overview of an emerging field of practice in organizations and communities. Rooted in a narrative conceptual framework, the respective papers describe a broad range of trans-disciplinary applications, tools and methods for effectively working with stories.

Author : Bruce J. Avolio
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503605841
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Transformation written by Bruce J. Avolio and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that approximately seventy percent of organizations fail in their attempts to implement transformative change. This book will help lessen that rate. Using real-world examples, Bruce J. Avolio maps four states of change that any organization must go through: identifying and recognizing, initiating, emerging and impending, and institutionalizing new ways of operating. Each state is described in detail, as are the leadership qualities necessary to solidify and transition from one to the next. These "in-between moments" are an often-overlooked key to organizational transformation. So too is the fact that organizational change happens one individual at a time. For transformation to take root, each person must shift his or her sense of self at work and the role that he or she plays in the transforming organization. Intended as a road map, rather than a "how-to" manual with fixed procedures, Organizational Transformation will help leaders to locate their organization's position on a continuum of progress and confidently navigate planned, whole-systems change, overcoming the challenges of growing from and adjusting to watershed moments.

Author : Francis J. Gouillart
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 : 9780070244924
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming the Organization written by Francis J. Gouillart and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this #1 BusinessWeek bestseller, these influential authors reveal their revolutionary prescription for corporate metamorphosis, and outline how organizations can tap new sources of business growth via well-orchestrated, all-encompassing change. Key points are illustrated with anecdotes, case histories and summaries. Francis Gouillart and James Kelly are management director and senior vice president, respectively, at Gemini Consulting, the world's third largest management consulting firm. 15 illustrations.

Author : Samuel B. Bacharach
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501710044
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming the Clunky Organization written by Samuel B. Bacharach and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doldrums of inertia -- Leading for robust discovery -- Leading for focused delivery -- Conclusion : pragmatic leadership and the couch-potato organization

Author : David V. Day
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135623643
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leader Development for Transforming Organizations written by David V. Day and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines numerous topic areas that are considered to be especially relevant for making a strategic leader development investment. The topics covered are areas that have theoretical and empirical connections to important aspects of growth, change, adult development, and underlying abilities, skills, and competencies needed to lead effectively in times of great complexity. In addition, these are investment areas identified by the U.S. Army--a world-class organization faced with the need for radical transformation--as particularly relevant for success and survival. This book identifies key concerns in developing leaders and leadership, and in transforming organizations to better meet the challenges of a complex world. There are two aspects of this book that distinguish it from the numerous existing volumes on leadership in the scholarly and popular-press literatures. Most important, the overarching focus of the present book is on development. There are many offerings on the topic of leadership, but relatively few that focus on leader development--especially from a scholarly, academic perspective. Also, this volume offers a unique perspective in examining those underlying psychological competencies and processes that are viewed as especially relevant for leader development. The chapters that are collected in this edited volume were originally commissioned by the U.S. Army Research Institute as "white papers" to better help Army officers and researchers understand important issues in leader development. The present organization of the papers is around four central themes: a) Accelerating Leader Development, b) Cognitive Skills Development, c) Developing Practical and Emotional Intelligence, and d) Enhancing Team Skills.

Author : Kathryn A. LeRoy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351998501
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Organizations written by Kathryn A. LeRoy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers leaders an approach to systemically affect change and create cultures of excellence where staff work together to change the way they view their work. Based on well-known quality concepts, readers will discover the essential concepts and actions that have the power to transform every system.

Author : Anthony L. Suchman
Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846194482
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading Change in Healthcare written by Anthony L. Suchman and published by Radcliffe Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge of transforming organizational culture is at the heart of many key movements in contemporary healthcare, and understanding culture change has become a core leadership competency. However, much current practice is based on antiquated and psychologically unsophisticated theories, leaving leaders inadequately prepared for the complex task of implementing change. Leading Change in Healthcare presents relationship-centered administration, an effective new evidence-based alternative to traditional culture change methodologies. It integrates fresh insights and methods from complexity science, positive psychology and relationship-centered care, enabling a more spontaneous and reflective approach to change management. This fosters greater organizational awareness and real participation, as well as improved productivity and creativity, as well as staff recruitment and retention. Case studies drawn from primary care, hospitals, long-term care, professional education, international NGOs and other settings, rather than emphasizing the end results, are demonstrations of how to apply relationship-centered administration in everyday practice. Leading Change in Healthcare is a key resource for all practitioners, students and teachers of healthcare management, medical educators, and leaders in all areas of healthcare provision. 'We need a new way of seeing, a new way of leading - and the authors provide a clear guide and resources for the path ahead. Leading Change in Healthcare offers hope - and a method. A daily dose is just what the change doctor ordered.' from the Foreword by Carol Aschenbrener

Author : Kris Østergaard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111958356X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Legacy Organizations written by Kris Østergaard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert guidance on how to grow innovation and optimize already-successful areas of established organizations Transforming Legacy Organizations provides real-world advice and research-based information on how to grow innovation by employing new technologies, improving processes, and establishing a culture of creativity and forward momentum. Conventional business wisdom views innovation as the biggest advantage startups have over large, established organizations, often referred to as legacy organizations. This belief is false, especially when considering that 70% of all startups fail within 20 months of their first venture round. The truth is innovation initiatives of legacy organizations have far better chances of succeeding. Organizations with superior resources—money, customers, suppliers, data, employees, infrastructure—can overcome challenges from new entrepreneurial ventures: knowing how to leverage their underutilized advantage is key for achieving sustained, long-term innovation success. Author Kris Oestergaard has been teaching established organizations around the world for over 15 years. Transforming Legacy Organizations illustrates how to best pursue innovation to create future success. This book helps leaders to: Incorporate proven strategies and research-based information into your organization’s overall innovation initiatives Use new technologies to improve processes and increase innovation Learn to capitalize on your organization’s existing resources to beat startups at their own game Transform innovative concepts into specific products, services, and business models Reinvent your organization to overcome disruptions in the market and challenges from new competitors Transforming Legacy Organizations: Turn your Established Business into an Innovation Champion to Win the Future is a valuable resource for leaders of established companies such as C-Suite executives, senior managers, and heads of business development, innovation, and digital teams.