1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145768003321

Titolo

La brique antique et médiévale : production et commercialisation d'un matériau : actes du colloque international ... : Saint- Cloud, 16-18 novembre 1995 / / édités par Patrick Boucheron, Henri Broise et Yvon Thébert [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rome, : Ecole française de Rome, 2000

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 486 p. ) : ill., maps, charts, photographs ;

Collana

Collection de l'École française de Rome ; ; 272.

Altri autori (Persone)

BoucheronPatrick

BroiseHenri

ThébertYvon

Disciplina

666/.737/09440902

Soggetti

Bricks - Congresses

Brick trade

Building materials

Building, Brick - Design and construction

Architecture, Ancient - Technique

Architecture, Medieval - Technique

Bricks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

'Participants au colloque' : p. [vii]-viii.

'Résumés des communications' : p. [479]-484.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Naissance d'un matériau dans le monde gréco-romain -- Ateliers et techniques de fabrication -- Production, investissement et rentabilité -- Producteurs et consommateurs -- Pouvoirs et contrôle de la production.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812289603321

Autore

Worley Christopher G

Titolo

Becoming agile : how the SEAM approach to management builds adaptability / / Christopher G. Worley [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-01167-1

1-119-18235-2

1-119-01168-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Jossey-Bass Short Format Series

Disciplina

658.406

Soggetti

Organizational change

Organizational effectiveness

Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

BECOMING AGILE; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 One Vision, Two Perspectives: Agility and the Socio-Economic Organization; Purpose of the Book; Agility and Performance; The Ecological Perspective; The Transformation Perspective; The Dynamic Capabilities/Learning Perspective; A Socio-Economic Theory of Organizations; The TFW Virus in Organizations; Combatting the TFW Virus; Overview of the Book; References; 2 The Beginnings of Agility at Brioche Pasquier; BPG and the SEAM Methodology; The Initial Improvement Process at BPG; The Diagnostic Process

Action Planning and ImplementationEvaluating the Initial Intervention; BPG's Agility; The Outcomes Standard; The Organization Standard; References; 3 The Brioche Pasquier Group Goes Global; Chapter Overview; Act 1: Internationalizing the Sales Function; Act 2: From International Sales to International Production; The Recondo Acquisition in Spain; The Brescia Acquisition in Italy; Common Difficulties in the Recondo and Brescia Acquisitions; Recovering from Difficulties; Act 3: From International to Global; United Kingdom (UK); United States (USA);



Summary; Assessing BPG's Agility

BPG's Sustained Performance and ChangesBPG's Agile Routines; Summary; References; 4 Implementing Agility and SEAM: Recommendations and Implications; A Comparison and Integration of Agility and SEAM; An Agility Implementation Framework; Strategize First; Lay the Foundation; Lead the Development of Agile Routines; Reflections on Becoming Agile; The Power of the Hidden Cost Concept; The Advantages of Patience Over Aggressive Growth; Conclusion; References; About the Authors; The Research Sponsor Organizations; The Center for Effective Organizations (CEO)

The Institute for Socio-Economic Organization Research (ISEOR)The Center for Leadership and Effective Organizations (CLEO); Index; EULA

Sommario/riassunto

An in-depth example of The Agility Factor in action  Becoming Agile: How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptability illustrates the process of becoming an agile organization. Reflecting the principles presented in The Agility Factor, readers are taken on a real-world journey of transformation and change. This short-format case study of the French company Brioche Pasquier highlights how one organization successfully implemented the principles of agility using the socio-economic approach to management, detailing each step of the process and describing how every decision brought the goal