Argues that current "common sense" in management forms a historically and culturally specific way of thinking about work and society which is highly unlikely to be appropriate for the 21st century. Considers: some aspects of social relationships in the US in the period 1790-1870…
Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's ove…
The role of large-scale business enterprise-big business and its managers- during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated for the first time in this pathmarking book. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. the distinguished historian of business,…
Looks at strategic management by drawing on the sciences of complexity and social scientific literature. Challenges the conceptual orthodoxy of planned strategy, focusing on the predictable unpredictability of organisational life.
Looks at strategic management by drawing on the sciences of complexity and social scientific literature. Challenges the conceptual orthodoxy of planned strategy, focusing on the predictable unpredictability of organisational life.
Over the past few editions, I agonized over the benefit of continuing to include the hand computational algorithms that, to my thinking, have been made obsolete by present-day great advances in computing. I no longer have this "anxiety" because I sought and received feedback fro…
Monograph on the management techniques of organizational development and network analysis in designing complex business organizations - presents an organizational design framework and model using matrix designs, and includes case studies of enterprises, etc. Diagrams and referen…
This work offers concrete guidelines, step-by-step plans and practical examples based on the experiences of 20 diverse, large, medium and small companies that participated in the three-year Dutch programme 'Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context'.
"Job and Work Design equips readers with a sound understanding of research, theory, and the practical aspects of job design. This volume critiques the theory and research that provide the foundations of our current understanding of job design, pointing to a need for methodologic…