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Organization : contemporary principles and practices / / John Child
| Organization : contemporary principles and practices / / John Child |
| Autore | Child John <1940-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (539 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.3/5 |
| Collana | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Soggetto topico | Organizational behavior |
| ISBN |
1-118-77987-8
1-119-17686-7 1-118-77990-8 |
| Classificazione |
336.3
302.3/5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Organization : Contemporary Principles and Practice; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Preface from the First Edition; Part I: The Broad Picture; Chapter 1: Organization and Its Importance; Purpose and Scope of This Book; Organizing, Organization, and Organizations; Components of Organization; Organizational Choices; Hierarchy; Specialization; Hierarchy and specialization; Rules and schedules; Systems; Integration; Control; Reward systems; Boundary-crossing and networking; Outsourcing; Alliances; Organizing across borders; Consequences of Deficiencies in Organization; Motivation and morale
Decision makingConflict and lack of coordination; Changing circumstances; Rising costs; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Chapter 2: Perspectives on Organizational Design until Recent Times; A Brief Look Into History; One Best Ways of Organizing; Classical organization theory and bureaucracy; Scientific management; The Contingency Approach; Technology; Size; Diversification; People; People and their culture; Organizational purpose and values; Organizational environment; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Chapter 3: New Conditions, New Organization The Retreat from Conventional Forms of OrganizationNew Conditions, New Organization; Globalization; Implications for organization; New technologies; Implications for organization; The Knowledge-based economy; Hypercompetition; Demands for social accountability; New Conditions, New Forms Summarized; New and Conventional Organizational Forms Compared; The network paradigm; Setting and disseminating the goals of the organization; Identifying duties and roles; Maintaining a value-adding system; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Part II: New Internal Forms Chapter 4: Simpler Structures - Reducing HierarchyHierarchy; Unloved but ubiquitous; Hierarchy in conventional organization; The contribution of hierarchy; Negative features of hierarchy; Hierarchy in new organization; Downsizing and Delayering; Size and hierarchy; Downsizing; Context and reasons for downsizing; Performance consequences of downsizing; Delayering; From Hierarchies to Teams; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Chapter 5: Achieving Integration; The Concept; The Need for Adequate Integration; Achieving Integration is a Challenge; Integration between functions Operational integrationOther integration problem areas; Poor Integration Can Lead to Disaster; Good Integration Can Create a Dynamic Capability; Signs that Integration Needs Are Not Being Met; A Diagnostic Tool; The Choice of Integrating Mechanism15; Fundamental questions to ask; Integration by a higher manager; Integration through formal procedures and planning; Lateral coordination; A note on matrix organization; Costs of managing integration; Requirements for coordination; Teamworking: An Aid to Integration; Types of team; Further advantages offered by teams Teamwork best practice - a summary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140476303321 |
Child John <1940->
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| West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Organization : contemporary principles and practices / / John Child
| Organization : contemporary principles and practices / / John Child |
| Autore | Child John <1940-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (539 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.3/5 |
| Collana | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Soggetto topico | Organizational behavior |
| ISBN |
1-118-77987-8
1-119-17686-7 1-118-77990-8 |
| Classificazione |
336.3
302.3/5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Organization : Contemporary Principles and Practice; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Preface from the First Edition; Part I: The Broad Picture; Chapter 1: Organization and Its Importance; Purpose and Scope of This Book; Organizing, Organization, and Organizations; Components of Organization; Organizational Choices; Hierarchy; Specialization; Hierarchy and specialization; Rules and schedules; Systems; Integration; Control; Reward systems; Boundary-crossing and networking; Outsourcing; Alliances; Organizing across borders; Consequences of Deficiencies in Organization; Motivation and morale
Decision makingConflict and lack of coordination; Changing circumstances; Rising costs; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Chapter 2: Perspectives on Organizational Design until Recent Times; A Brief Look Into History; One Best Ways of Organizing; Classical organization theory and bureaucracy; Scientific management; The Contingency Approach; Technology; Size; Diversification; People; People and their culture; Organizational purpose and values; Organizational environment; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Chapter 3: New Conditions, New Organization The Retreat from Conventional Forms of OrganizationNew Conditions, New Organization; Globalization; Implications for organization; New technologies; Implications for organization; The Knowledge-based economy; Hypercompetition; Demands for social accountability; New Conditions, New Forms Summarized; New and Conventional Organizational Forms Compared; The network paradigm; Setting and disseminating the goals of the organization; Identifying duties and roles; Maintaining a value-adding system; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Part II: New Internal Forms Chapter 4: Simpler Structures - Reducing HierarchyHierarchy; Unloved but ubiquitous; Hierarchy in conventional organization; The contribution of hierarchy; Negative features of hierarchy; Hierarchy in new organization; Downsizing and Delayering; Size and hierarchy; Downsizing; Context and reasons for downsizing; Performance consequences of downsizing; Delayering; From Hierarchies to Teams; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Notes; Chapter 5: Achieving Integration; The Concept; The Need for Adequate Integration; Achieving Integration is a Challenge; Integration between functions Operational integrationOther integration problem areas; Poor Integration Can Lead to Disaster; Good Integration Can Create a Dynamic Capability; Signs that Integration Needs Are Not Being Met; A Diagnostic Tool; The Choice of Integrating Mechanism15; Fundamental questions to ask; Integration by a higher manager; Integration through formal procedures and planning; Lateral coordination; A note on matrix organization; Costs of managing integration; Requirements for coordination; Teamworking: An Aid to Integration; Types of team; Further advantages offered by teams Teamwork best practice - a summary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818950703321 |
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Child John <1940->
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| West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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