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First published in German, this book starts from the premise that managers' understanding and theories of organizations determine how they decide to act. It therefore scrutinises management's basic tasks, and examines the most important concepts of management science, prompting questions for a company's 'health check'. The management tasks and scientific concepts are presented on the basis of an integrated framework which allows the reader to easily recognize their interdependencies and interlinkages.
List of contents
List of Figures Preface Foreword Introduction Firms as Complex Systems Environmental Spheres of a Firm The Stakeholders of a Firm Interaction Issues Between a Firm and Its Stakeholders Structuring Forces of a Firm The Processes of a Firm Modes of Firm Development: Organisational Change Epilogue: Reinventing the Wheel?
About the author
Prof. Dr. Johannes Rüegg-Stürm ist Direktor des Instituts für Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Universität St. Gallen. Seine Schwerpunkte liegen in den Bereichen strategischer und organisationaler Wandel, Management von Stiftungen sowie Weiterentwicklung der systemorientierten Managementlehre. Stefan Sander ist an der Universität St. Gallen tätig.
Summary
First published in German, this book starts from the premise that managers' understanding and theories of organizations determine how they decide to act. It therefore scrutinises management's basic tasks, and examines the most important concepts of management science, prompting questions for a company's 'health check'. The management tasks and scientific concepts are presented on the basis of an integrated framework which allows the reader to easily recognize their interdependencies and interlinkages.
