Paradoxes in management [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Alexis Downs, Dominique Besson, Pierre Louart and Rita Durant

• Pubblicazione: Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (125 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Management science; Office management
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DownsAlexis BessonDominique LouartPierre DurantRita
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; The paradoxical repertoires of management consultancy; Living with paradoxes of corporate strategy; Paradoxical process in the organizational change of the CEO succession; Self-regulation, strategic leadership and paradox in organizational change; A theory of organizing informed by activity theory; The social construction of organizational change paradoxes; Reconciling institutional theory with organizational theories; Anatta: Buddhist insights into the paradoxical nature of organizational cultural problems ; The Tobin tax and Newcomb's paradox
• Sommario/riassunto: In the context of organization change management, paradoxes are vehicles for advancing our understanding of change processes. This e-book contains a number of papers that offer varying theories to understanding and managing paradox. It includes papers describing paradoxes within large telecommunications companies; an article looking at the complexities of performance under challenging situations; and an examination of the social construction of paradox through an action research study. It looks at paradox on a micro and macro-level, including multi-cultural and macro-economic issues, such as
• Titolo autorizzato: Paradoxes in management
• ISBN: 1-280-70579-5; 9786610705795; 1-84663-063-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450710403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II