Necessary Nature of Future Firms - Attributes of Survivors in a Changing World

Informationen zum Autor George P. Huber teaches "Organizational Change and Redesign" in the Executive MBA program and "Organizational Decision Making" in the doctoral program at The University of Texas at Austin! where holds the Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Regents Chair in Business Administration. His current research focuses on organizational change! organizational design! and organizational decision making. He has also conducted and published research in the areas of information technology and individual and group decision making. Dr. Huber is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and of the Decision Sciences Institute and is a charter member of the Academy of Management Journals Hall of Fame. In 1993! his co-edited book! Organizational Change and Redesign: Ideas and Insights for Improving Performance! was published by Oxford University Press! and in 1995 his co-edited book! Longitudinal Field Research Methods: Studying Processes of Organizational Change! was published by Sage Publications. Dr. Huber has held full time positions with the Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company! the Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Company! the U.S. Department of Labor! Execucom Systems Corporation! and has served as a consultant to many corporations and public agencies. Professor Huber has held full time faculty appointments at the Universities of Wisconsin! California! and Texas. Klappentext Firms - like all living systems - must be congruent with! aligned with! compatible with their environments! or they will not survive. Among the features examined in depth are practices and structural arrangements that enable firms to more rapidly and effectively: sense and interpret threats and opportunities; get decisions made; acquire and manage knowledge; innovate; and change - while simultaneously dealing with the needs for efficiency! flexibility! and employee commitment. Zusammenfassung Huber (organizational change and redesign! U. of Texas- Austin) presents upper level managers with an accounting of the attributes firms must possess to survive in the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis 22724389 ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: George P. Huber
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.02.2004
• EAN: 9780761930358
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-3035-8
• Pagine: 328
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche