The management of ambiguity is the theme of this landmark book, which brings new understanding to the co mplex processes of top managers'' decision making. '
Managing Industrial Knowledge illuminates the complex processes at work in the creation and successful transfer of corporate knowledge. It is now generally recognized that the competitive advantages of firms depends on their ability to build, utilize and protect knowledge assets. In this volume many of the foremost international authors and ......
Knowledge management is crucial to organizational learning, innovation and success within organizations. The Second Edition of the successful knowledge management reader provides a core source of key theoretical thinkers in the field and presents the most up-to-date leading-edge articles that explore emerging trends. A comprehensive introduction places these readings in context and draws together key strands across the field. The new reader includes new and revised chapters as well as newly authored material, to provide students with a current resource that enables the study of knowledge management from a variety of perspectives. Theoretical work and engaging case studies place knowledge management in the context of an emerging global economy.
The Psychology of Decision Making provides an overview of decision making as it relates to management, organizational behaviour issues and research. The engaging book examines the way individuals make decisions; how they form judgments privately and in the context of the organization. It also discusses the interplay of group and institutional dynamics and their effects upon the decisions made within and on the behalf of organizations. Researchers and advanced students in the field of organization science, social, and industrial psychology who want a better understanding of how the field has developed as a scholarly discipline and of the processes involved in decision making will find this an excellent resource. The Second Edition has been entirely revised and updated to reflect recent research and changing perspectives. New to the Second Edition are; Latest developments in the field building on Prospect Theory; Current research on behavioural theory; Innovative suggestions by research scholars on subjects for new theoretical models
The management of ambiguity is the theme of this landmark book, which brings new understanding to the co mplex processes of top managers'' decision making. '
The first part of this volume links the concepts of organizational learning and trust with theories of knowledge, and uncovers the theoretical assumptions underlying the research of knowledge in organizations, and conceptualizes future research in the field. The second part presents practical approaches to managing, measuring and developing ......
This textbook provides an overview of the main strands, perspectives and debates in current thinking and practice in the area of employee involvement and participation. It adopts a comparative international approach, addressing developments in the UK and mainland Europe, the USA and elsewhere. The authors identify two main strands of evolution: one driven by managerial interests in enhancing and controlling employee commitment and performance; the other deriving from employees' attempts to influence high-level organizational decision-making. In particular, this study examines and analyzes: the background of key concepts, issues and philosophies underpinning these different strands; the range of current employee involvement methods, from the individualistic and management-led to more regulated collective approaches; and the rationales and responses of employees, unions and employers to the various initiatives.
A practical guide to getting the most out of meetings, this book covers: agenda preparation, what happens behind the scenes prior to and after meetings, and managing conflicting values and personalities. Features include: - best practices for meetings with decision accomplishment outcomes - techniques for meetings others look forward to attending ......
Shows how both the science and the art of decision-making are essential to us all. This work lays out nine steps to effective decision-making and demonstrates how to apply these steps to real-world situations. It gives readers the intellectual tools to assess their strengths and weaknesses.
