LEADER 04024nam 22004933u 450 001 9910464532103321 005 20210517145755.0 010 $a1-118-82139-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000198551 035 $a(EBL)1742827 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1742827 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000198551 100 $a20140721d2014 u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurz|||||||||| 200 14$aThe Agility Factor$b[electronic resource] $eBuilding Adaptable Organizations for Superior Performance 210 $aHoboken $cWiley$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (199 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-82137-8 327 $aCover; More praise for The Agility Factor; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Origins of the Book; Outline of the Book; Final Thoughts; CHAPTER 1: Searching for Sustained Performance; Surviving versus Thriving; The Old Way of Defining Sustained Performance; A Different Way of Defining Sustained Performance; The Agility Factor; Darwinian Selection Argument; Organizational Physics Argument; Dynamic Capabilities Argument; Conclusion; Appendix; CHAPTER 2: Organizing for Agility; Organization Agility Defined; The Agility Pyramid; DaVita 327 $aPrelude to a Transformation The Transformation of DaVita; Building Agility at DaVita; The ITSS Principle; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3: Strategizing and Perceiving; The Strategizing Routine; Developing the Strategy; Managing Strategy Execution; Establishing Organizational Purpose; The Perceiving Routine; Sensing Environmental Change; Sensing Without Communicating Is Waste; Communicating Without Interpreting Is Noise; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: Testing and Implementing; Testing Is Risk and Innovation Well Managed; The Testing Routine at Zip Brands; Testing Complements Strategizing and Perceiving 327 $aTesting Generates Options Implementing Is Change Well Managed; The Implementing Routine at Netflix; Talent Management and Leadership at Netflix; The Change Capability at Netflix; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5: Transforming to Agility; An Orientation to Transformation; Setting the Strategy; Fixing the Foundation; Building the Agility Routines; Cambia Health Solutions; Initiating the Identity Journey; Designing and Implementing the Initiatives; Reflections; Allstate Insurance Company; Challenge Leadership and Clarify Strategy; Accelerate Change Through Large-Group Interventions; Sustain Change and Learn 327 $aReflections Harley-Davidson; Conclusion; Afterword: Some Reflections on Agility; Agility and Sustainability; Agility and Organization Development; Conclusion; Notes; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Index; End User License Agreement 330 $aA research-based approach to achieving long-term profitability in business What does it take to guarantee success and profitability over time? Authors Christopher G. Worley, a senior research scientist, Thomas D. Williams, an executive advisor, and Edward E. Lawler III, one of the country's leading management experts, set out to find the answer. In The Agility Factor: Building Adaptable Organizations for Superior Performance the authors reveal the factors that drive long-term profitability based on the practices of successful companies that have consistently outperformed their 606 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management 606 $aOrganizational change -- Management 606 $aOrganizational effectiveness 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management. 615 4$aOrganizational change -- Management. 615 4$aOrganizational effectiveness. 676 $a658.4/06 676 $a658.406 700 $aWorley$b Christopher G$0857380 701 $aWilliams$b Thomas D$0884431 701 $aLawler$b Edward E$0114189 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464532103321 996 $aThe Agility Factor$91975165 997 $aUNINA