Socio-Economic Approach to Management : Science-Based Consulting for Sustainability

• Autore: Cappelletti Laurent
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 pages)
• Disciplina: 658
• Altri autori: SavallHenri ZardetVéronique
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Socially Responsible Capitalism (SRC): The Paradigm of SEAM -- Hyper-Financial Capitalism Versus Entrepreneurial Capitalism -- To Avoid Quackery in Management, a Method of Rigorous Observation of These Effects on Human Potential Is Necessary -- Traditional Accounting Is a Relevant Tool for Financial Capitalism. Not for Measuring the Effects of Sustainable Management on Human Potential -- A Poor Quality of Management Is a Source of Chronic Social Dissatisfaction and Colossal Loss of Economic Value-Added -- Human Potential: The Sole Active Factor in Value Creation -- The Taylorian Paradigm of Subordination Is Questioned by SEAM -- The Discriminating Value-Added of Intangible Investments in Management Quality -- The Citizen-Producer-Consumer of Socio-Economic Values -- The Five Natural and Recurrent Characteristics of the Human Being at Work, Observed in Many Situations of Change -- An Essential Component of Change Management: Interactive Pedagogy -- A Chronic Exogenous Source of Hidden Costs: The Phenomenon of Tetranormalization -- The Four Main Domains of Normative Intensity of Tetranormalization -- The Assumptions of Tetranormalization to Better Manage Standards and Norms -- The Harmful Effects of Normative Inflation for Managers and How to Reduce Them -- SEAM: An Incarnation of SRC in Management Based on the Hidden Costs and Performances Theory -- The Meaning of History in an Organization, If It Is Managed Badly, It's Entropy -- The Hidden Costs and Performances Method -- A Dysfunctions Evaluation Model -- Measuring the Quality of Corporate Management and Operations -- A Key Metric of the Hidden Costs and Performances Theory: The Hourly Contribution to Value-Added on Variable Costs (HCVAVC). ; Learning Curve and Effectiveness of Intangible Investment -- Qualimetrics, or the Problem of Measurement in Space and Time -- 3: The Framework of SEAM: Managing People Sustainably -- The Horivert (Horizontal and Vertical) Process of SEAM -- The Objectives of the Political and Strategical Decision Axis -- Guiding Principle of the Horivert Process -- Promoting the Internal Dissemination of the Intervention -- Details of the Horizontal Action -- Details of the Vertical Action -- Horizontal and Vertical Actions Are Carefully Synchronized -- Why Maintain Vertical Action in the Horivert Process? -- Four Huge Effects of the Horivert Process -- Addressing the Action Domain of "Strategic Implementation" from the Very Beginning of the Process -- Greater Commitment on the Part of Executive Management -- Faster Dissemination of Socio-Economic Practice and Philosophy -- Management Taking Charge of Innovation Actions -- More Rapid Intervention Rhythms -- The Six SEAM Management Tools -- Time Management Tool -- Competency Grid -- Internal and External Strategic Action Plan (IESAP) and Priority Action Plan (PAP) -- The IESAP Tool -- The Construction of a PAP -- Strategic Piloting Logbook -- Periodically Negotiable Activity Contract -- A Sustainable Incentive for Staff -- A Tool That Requires Confidence -- The Principles of PNAC Tool -- The SEAM Improvement Process Axis -- General Overview of the SEAM Improvement Process Axis -- Specific Comments on SEAM Improvement Process Axis -- Points to Watch Out for When Carrying Out the Socio-Economic Diagnosis -- Qualitative Results of the Socio-Economic Diagnosis -- Quantitative and Financial Results of the Socio-Economic Diagnosis -- Points to Watch Out for When Carrying Out the Focus-Group Phase -- Points to Watch Out for When Implementing Improvement Solutions and Evaluating Them. ; Three Main Difficulties to Overcome During the Implementation of the Solutions -- Participative Aspect of the Improvement Process Axis to Create Sustainable Performance -- 4: Carrying Out Scientific Consulting Through SEAM -- SEAM: A Scientific Process to Produce Knowledge on CSR -- Importance of Scientific Observation for SEAM Intervention-Research -- How Do SEAM Intervener-Researchers Create Databases? -- Three Pillars of the Epistemology of Socio-Economic Intervention-Research -- Representation of the Objects Studied and Construction of Knowledge: Contributions of Qualimetrics -- The Quality of the Relationship Between SEAM Researcher and the Scientific Observation Field -- Analogy Between Intervention-Research in Management Consulting Sciences and Research in Medical Sciences -- Longevity Is a Common Thread -- The Validation of the Knowledge Developed Through SEAM Is Done by Experimentation Then Replication -- Replicating Applied Research Leads to Fundamental Research -- Negotiating a Scientific Consulting Process Through SEAM -- Convergences and Specificities Between Consulting and Intervention-Research -- SEAM Intervention-Research Is Scientific Consulting -- The Epistemology of SEAM Intervention-Research Is Integrated Within Its Consulting Processes -- Towards a Structured and Rigorous Method of Selling Intervention-Research -- Sell and Get Paid to Be Respected by the Client -- The Three Stages of the Sales Process for SEAM Intervention-Research -- First Stage -- Second Stage -- Third Stage -- How to Determine the Fair Price of Intervention-Research? -- Selling the Price of Intervention-Research -- When Refusing to Sell Intervention-Research? -- The Importance of an Account of Signature -- The Sale of the Research-Intervention Continues During Its Realization -- The Intervention-Research Agreement: A Tool for Steering the SEAM Intervention. ; The Search for "Accomplices" During the Intervention to Secure It -- SEAM: A Strong Contribution to Evidence-Based Management -- Two Sources at the Level of Organizational Sciences: Action-Research and Socio-Technical Approach -- The Reference Paradigm of SEAM Intervention-Research: Evidence-Based Management -- The Epistemological Principles of Intervention-Research Are Integrated into Its Consulting Tools -- Why SEAM Is of High Interest to Management Consulting Researchers? -- Enhancing the Balanced Scorecard Concept -- Employee Empowerment -- The Postmodern Aspects of SEAM -- Change Management and Strategic Adaptation -- Methodological -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Socio-Economic Approach to Management
• ISBN: 3-031-43875-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910831003603321
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