Catalytic conversations : organizational communication and innovation / / Ann C. Baker

• Autore: Baker Ann C.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/5
• Soggetto topico: Communication in organizations; Interorganizational relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published 2010 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Organizing and innovating through conversations -- ch. 3. Catalytic conversations in complex, emergent environments -- ch. 4. Diverse perspectives for generative change -- ch. 5. Constructive controversy and intentional conversation -- ch. 6. The conversational environment : help or hindrance? -- ch. 7. Complementary technologies for catalytic conversations -- ch. 8. Reflection as movement -- ch. 9. What's in a story? -- ch. 10. The dynamics of organizational change and innovation.
• Sommario/riassunto: In today's increasingly globalized world, it is essential that people of diverse ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds learn to work together and communicate effectively. This book offers a breakthrough approach to recognizing that differences among people are resources for organizations to tap as they strive to anticipate change and adapt rapidly in an unpredictable world. ""Catalytic Conversations"" provides a conceptual framework for understanding how complex communication patterns of social networks influence, and are influenced by, organizational structures. It discusses how to enhan
• Titolo autorizzato: Catalytic conversations
• ISBN: 1-315-70592-3; 1-317-47530-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460390003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II