Intelligent organizations: powerful models for systemic management

The systems approach in which this work is grounded enables the development of the new kind of intelligent organizations so urgently needed. Powerful models, based on organizational cybernetics and system dynamics, are presented in away that lets the reader immediately apply them in practice. This book will be a rich source for improvement in any kind of organization, whether private or public, non-profit, large or small. The new edition is updated and even morereader-friendly. Offers an innovative approach to problems of management in the face of complexity Introduces a powerful tool, grounded in organizational cybernetics and systems dynamics Differs from many conventional organizational references because of its systems approach Can benefit any kind of organization, private or public, non-profit, large or small The new edition is updated and even more reader-friendly INDICE: Organizational Intelligence in Systemic Terms.- Complexity and Understanding.- Management - A Distributed Function of Intelligent Organizations.- Intelligent Organization - A Systemic Framework.- Activities: What the Organization Does.- Structure - Preconditions for Effective Action.- Behavior - TheControl of Cognition and Emotion.- Ethos and Identiy: Basic Parameters of Organizations.- Time and Organizational Dynamics.- The Framework Revisited.- Outlook: The Way Ahead.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-85161-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés