Timing, Environmental Uncertainty, and Performance
New Venture Entry Strategy examines in detai l the whole process of introducing a new product or service, and provides a framework for thinking through the issues in new venture performance. '
In this book the authors examine the various orientations of leadership, and demonstrate that true, effe ctive leadership is only achieved when it is consistent with ethical and moral values. '
With a focus on organization studies, this volume takes readers through the narrative approach to qualitative research, from setting up the fieldwork to writing up the research.
How can managers bring about optimum performance from the individuals in their organizations? What leadership techniques produce the most effective organizations? This book examines the theory and practice of the dynamic and innovative style of transformational leadership. The transformational leader encourages followers by acting as a role model, motivating through inspiration, stimulating intellectually, and giving individualized consideration to their needs and goals. Chapters explore how transformational leadership affects important issues in today's organizations such as delegation, teamwork, decision making, total quality management and corporate reorganization.
This book reconsiders organizational and managerial communication theories, research, and practice from a feminist standpoint. It looks at theoretical analyses that reconceptualize and extend boundaries in our thinking about work and organizing processes; presents women's voices through interview excerpts, poems, diary entries, and stories and ......
The intellectual assets of a corporation can be leveraged to create a knowledge organization and this bo ok details the forces of change which companies must respond to, and describes the techniques used to restructure organi zations. '
Analysing Their Structures and Human Resource Practices
This volume presents an authoritative database on the workings of organizations in the United States. It describes the National Organizations Study, the first national survey of organizations in the US using a statistically representative sample. As well as outlining the study and the major conclusions it reaches, the book also looks at specific employment practices - hiring, training, promotion, performance measurement, benefit packages and contingent work - and how they compare between different businesses and business sectors. Differential treatment of employees according to ethnicity and gender is examined as part of the analysis of these topics.
This volume brings together a range of contributions which explore not only the advantages but also the complexities of a strategic approach to human resource management. Deliberately broad in scope to reflect the organization-wide ramifications of HRS, combining theoretical analyses alongside case studies of HRS in practice, this book offers a review of this crucial topic. The book begins by addressing key themes and debates within the field, including the limiting assumptions which underpin the of HRS in the public and non-profit sectors, and the contradictions that may arise between competitive business strategies and long-term, integrated human resource strategies. This first section also presents examples of how effective HRS can lead to improved competitive performance. Succeeding sections focus on three core organizational arenas inevitably implicated in strategic human resource management - organizational culture is critically analysed, as is the role of culture in facilitating or inhibiting organizational change. Finally, the book considers a number of personnel issues central to the development of HRS.
The creation, implementation, and sustainability of new ideas is the lifeblood ensuring the growth and viability of any organization. Without continuing innovation, competitive advantage and global market share are endangered. Once-thriving organizations can find themselves unprepared for the future. A Passion for Ideas gathers together a stunning ......
