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
This is not a book about how to run a company. It is about how to look at the world differently. Ultimately, this will help the reader to deal with complexity more effectively. The market today is flooded with books which claim to show paths to higher organizational effectiveness. Most of these recommendations are given as "recipes for success” and on pragmatic grounds. This book, however, is targeted at all those who want access to the powerful models of systemic manageme nt in order to improve their skills in coping with complexity. The contents are of interest to people who deal with organizations – as leaders and mana gers or specialists, or as advanced students. The purpose is to give them conceptual and methodological guidelines by means of which they can. - Increase the "intelligence” of exis ting organizations by introducing or substituting a better design; - Shape new organizations so that they are "intelligent” from the very start. What are the distinctive features of this book? The book is the result of a long term research effort in to the deep seated, invariant features of organizations, ba sed on the Systems Approach, namely, Organizational Cybernetics and System Dynamics. These sciences have specialized in uncovering such basi c properties. They convey a fresh, sophisticated and unorthodox perspective. It is therefore worthwhile acq uiring the capability of looking at the social world in this different way.|
This book offers an innovative approach for overcoming the crisis of management in the face of complexity. The text fully explores this powerful tool, which is grounded in organizational cybernetics and systems dynamics. The book will serve as a sourcebook for improvement in many types of organizations, private or public, non-profit, large or small. The approach teaches managers and advanced students of management cope with organizational complexity in an effective way.
Organizational Intelligence in Systemic Terms.- Complexity and Understanding.- Management — A Distributed Function.- Intelligent Organization — A Systemic Framework.- Activities: What the Organization Does.- Structure — Preconditions for Effective Action.- Behaviour — The Control of Cognition and Emotion.- Ethos and Identity: Basic Parameters of Organizations.- Time and Organizational Dynamics.- The Framework Revisited.- Outlook: The Way Ahead.
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 a way 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 more reader-friendly.
This is not a book about how to run a company. The book is the result of a long term research effort in to the deep seated, invariant features of organizations, ba sed on the Systems Approach, namely, Organizational Cybernetics and System Dynamics.
This fully updated second edition presents powerful models, based on organizational cybernetics and system dynamics, in a way that lets readers apply them immediately in practice. It is a rich source for ideas for the improvement of any kind of organization.
This is not a book about how to run a company. It is about how to look at the world differently. Ultimately, this will help the reader to deal with complexity more effectively. The market today is flooded with books which claim to show paths to higher organizational effectiveness. Most of these recommendations are given as "recipes for success" and on pragmatic grounds. This book, however, is targeted at all those who want access to the powerful models of systemic manageme nt in order to improve their skills in coping with complexity. The contents are of interest to people who deal with organizations - as leaders and mana gers or specialists, or as advanced students. The purpose is to give them conceptual and methodological guidelines by means of which they can. - Increase the "intelligence" of exis ting organizations by introducing or substituting a better design; - Shape new organizations so that they are "intelligent" from the very start. What are the distinctive features of this book? The book is the result of a long term research effort in to the deep seated, invariant features of organizations, ba sed on the Systems Approach, namely, Organizational Cybernetics and System Dynamics. These sciences have specialized in uncovering such basi c properties. They convey a fresh, sophisticated and unorthodox perspective. It is therefore worthwhile acq uiring the capability of looking at the social world in this different way.
Organizational Intelligence in Systemic Terms.- Complexity and Understanding.- Management - A Distributed Function.- Intelligent Organization - A Systemic Framework.- Activities: What the Organization Does.- Structure - Preconditions for Effective Action.- Behaviour - The Control of Cognition and Emotion.- Ethos and Identity: Basic Parameters of Organizations.- Time and Organizational Dynamics.- The Framework Revisited.- Outlook: The Way Ahead.
Markus Schwaninger ist ein österreichischer Ökonom. Er ist emeritierter Titularprofessor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Managementlehre an der Universität St. Gallen. Schwaninger promovierte 1979 an der Universität Innsbruck. Anschließend arbeitete er am Managementzentrum St. Gallen und am Institut für Betriebswirtschaft der Universität St. Gallen. Sein hauptsächliches Forschungsinteresse liegt in den Bereichen Organisationsintelligenz, Managementkybernetik und System Dynamics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Organizational Intelligence in Systemic Terms.- Complexity and Understanding.- Management ¿ A Distributed Function.- Intelligent Organization ¿ A Systemic Framework.- Activities: What the Organization Does.- Structure ¿ Preconditions for Effective Action.- Behaviour ¿ The Control of Cognition and Emotion.- Ethos and Identity: Basic Parameters of Organizations.- Time and Organizational Dynamics.- The Framework Revisited.- Outlook: The Way Ahead.
Klappentext
This is not a book about how to run a company. It is about how to look at the world differently. Ultimately, this will help the reader to deal with complexity more effectively. The market today is flooded with books which claim to show paths to higher organizational effectiveness. Most of these recommendations are given as ¿recipes for success¿ and on pragmatic grounds. This book, however, is targeted at all those who want access to the powerful models of systemic manageme nt in order to improve their skills in coping with complexity. The contents are of interest to people who deal with organizations ¿ as leaders and mana gers or specialists, or as advanced students. The purpose is to give them conceptual and methodological guidelines by means of which they can. ¿ Increase the ¿intelligence¿ of exis ting organizations by introducing or substituting a better design; ¿ Shape new organizations so that they are ¿intelligent¿ from the very start. What are the distinctive features of this book? The book is the result of a long term research effort in to the deep seated, invariant features of organizations, ba sed on the Systems Approach, namely, Organizational Cybernetics and System Dynamics. These sciences have specialized in uncovering such basi c properties. They convey a fresh, sophisticated and unorthodox perspective. It is therefore worthwhile acq uiring the capability of looking at the social world in this different way.
This book offers an innovative approach for overcoming the crisis of management in the face of complexity. The text fully explores this powerful tool, which is grounded in organizational cybernetics and systems dynamics. The book will serve as a sourcebook for improvement in many types of organizations, private or public, non-profit, large or small. The approach teaches managers and advanced students of management cope with organizational complexity in an effective way.
