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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020178603321

Titolo

Managing complexity in global organizations / / Ulrich Steger, Wolfgang Amann, Martha Maznevski [editors]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

9786610839575

9781119208419

1119208416

9781280839573

1280839570

9780470513118

047051311X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

IMD Executive Development Series ; ; v.5

Altri autori (Persone)

AmannWolfgang

MaznevskiMartha L

StegerUlrich

Disciplina

658/.049

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Management

Corporate culture

Technological innovations - Management

Business logistics - Management

Diversity in the workplace - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Conceptual framework and trends on the macro-level -- pt. 2. Impact of changes in the competitive landscape and business models on selected industries -- pt. 3. Solutions for managing complexity on the functional level -- pt. 4. Additional complexity challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge - how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global organizations face a complex decision-making environment. On one side, diversity of cultures, customers, competitors and regulations creates complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding countries to



extract more synergies across products and regions. In such a climate, a new way of thinking, acting and organizing is needed beyond the familiar 'control' mindset. Drawing together insights from across the expert faculty, Managing Complexity in the Global Organiza