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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Management
ISBN : MINN:31951P00385867T
Author : Roger Miller,Donald R. Lessard
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262263513
The book is based on an international research project that analyzed sixty LEPs, among them the Boston Harbor cleanup; the first phase of subway construction in Ankara, Turkey; a hydro dam on the Caroni River in Venezuela; and the construction of offshore oil platforms west of Flor, Norway. As the number, complexity, and scope of large engineering projects (LEPs) increase worldwide, the huge stakes may endanger the survival of corporations and threaten the stability of countries that approach these projects unprepared. According to the authors, the "front-end" engineering of institutional arrangements and strategic systems is a far greater determinant of an LEP's success than are the more tangible aspects of project engineering and management. The book is based on an international research project that analyzed sixty LEPs, among them the Boston Harbor cleanup; the first phase of subway construction in Ankara, Turkey; a hydro dam on the Caroni River in Venezuela; and the construction of offshore oil platforms west of Flor, Norway. The authors use the research results to develop an experience-based theoretical framework that will allow managers to understand and respond to the complexity and uncertainty inherent in all LEPs. In addition to managers and scholars of large-scale projects, the book will be of interest to those studying the relationship between institutions and strategy, risk management, and corporate governance in general. Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros
Author : Luca Zan,Stefano Zambon,Andrew M. Pettigrew
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780585272900
Luca Zan, Stefano Zambon, Andrew M. Pettigrew This book has developed from an international research workshop organ ized by the Dipartimento di Economia e Direzione Aziendale, University of Venice, and the Centre for Corporate Strategy and Change, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. The purpose of the workshop was to foster the growth of a European network of scholars and to help create a "European perspective" in studying strategic change. The ten chapters in this book were first presented in Venice in May 1991 and have been substantially revised since then. The ten commentaries on the chapters are in most cases substantial developments of the oral responses made at the workshop, as indeed is the final review chapter by Andrew Van de Ven. The theme of this book, the study of strategic change processes, remains as theoretically alive and empirically real in the 1990s as it did in the 1980s. For many organizations in the European and North American context, the 1980s was an era of radical change. In this respect there is a wide array of examples. Structural changes in old industries such as coal, shipbuilding, steel, and heavy engineering led to a great employment loss and the impoverishment of certain regional economies that had remained dependent on those industries. But it was not just the old industries that X INTRODUCTION experienced major change during the 1980s.
Author : Andrew H. Van de Ven,Harold L. Angle,Marshall Scott Poole
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780195139761
List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface to the Paperback Edition. Preface to the Original Edition. Section I: Overview of Research Program and Methods. 1. An Introduction to the Minnesota Innovation Research Program, Andrew H. Van de Ven and Harold L. Angle. 2. Methods for Studying Innovation Processes, Andrew H. Van de Ven and Marshall Scott Poole. 3. A Psychometric Assessment of the Minnesota Innovation Survey, Andrew H. Van de Ven and Yun-han Chu. Section II: The Minnesota Innovation Research Program Framework. 4. The Development of Innovation Ideas, Roger G. Schroeder, Andrew H. Van de Ve.
Author : Marian Fitzgibbon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313004759
A main justification for public funding of the arts is to protect the arts from the marketplace and to encourage experimentation and innovation. But little is known about the actual innovation process. Is funding the only issue? Protecting the arts from the marketplace has up to now been the main item in any discussion of artistic creativity. This publication of Fitzgibbons carefully researched investigation provides a privileged insight which both fills out and refocuses the picture. She examines the operation of three performing arts companies from Ireland, a country whose reputation for creativity bears little relation to its small size and population, and finds that innovation in the arts requires uncommon dedication, persistence and-yes-sacrifice, qualities that have been blurred by the 'mythology' of what makes for artistic innovation. She studies the social and organizational context of most arts work today, with emphasis on the effort that goes into the achievement of innovation, and comes away with a new vocabulary and grammar for managing it. Innovation in the arts is an arduous, stressful process, as it is in all areas of high achievement, but the perception most people have of it is misinformed, says Fitzgibbon. Creativity management is confused with what is commonly known as creative management. She shows it is possible to identify a number of factors that bear heavily on innovation in arts organizations. So far the first study of the management of arts innovation specifically, Fitzgibbon's work offers a privileged and pragmatic insight into the workings of highly innovative arts organizations. The result is a graphic analysis that strips innovation down to its essentials and begins to answer vital questions. This work is essential reading for arts policy makers, managers, administrators and those who would be donors, and for serious students of arts and culture management in the academic community.
Author : International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. Subject Group S6.06/6.08, Management of Forestry Research. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951D02995930W
Author : Chris Huxham
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-05-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857022790
Inter-organizational collaboration is becoming increasingly significant as a means of achieving organizational objectives in turbulent environments. Yet it is not an easy process to implement successfully. Drawing on the work of authors with a high level of relevant experience, this volume provides a thought-provoking and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of `creating collaborative advantage′. The first part of the book develops a framework of key dimensions for understanding collaboration. Different perspectives highlight the diversity of rationales and contexts involved, and the range of elements which need to be considered and addressed when embarking on collaborative endeavours. The second section focuses in more detail on collaboration in practice. It examines the problems that can occur when different `stakeholders′, who frequently hold different aims, cultures, procedures, professional languages and power resources, work across organizational boundaries. The last section addresses specifically the processes of acting as a facilitator to collaborative groups. It discusses how and why a third party facilitator role can be helpful, and explores the various processes and techniques that can be used.
Author : Andrew H. Van de Ven,Vernon H Heath Professor of Organizational Innovation and Change Andrew H Van de Ven
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199226290
A guide for organizational and social research in business studies and the social sciences, providing a clear framework for research design and methodology. It will be an invaluable tool for academics, researchers, and graduate students across the social sciences concerned with rigorous and relevant research in the contemporary world.
Author : Ronald W Cotterill
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429703072
This book analyzes the implications of the trend toward increased seller concentration due to mergers and leveraged buyouts that have helped increase food firm stock prices 900" during the 1980s. It is an essential reading for industrial organization economists and agricultural marketing economists.
Author : Stewart R Clegg,Cynthia Hardy,Walter R Nord
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781446205303
In Managing Organizations Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy and Walter Nord explore the major issues and debates in management and organization. The textbook addresses key topics such as leadership, decision-making and innovation in organizations alongside such themes as diversity, globalization and ecology. Students and teachers of management will find this a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource on the core issues for contemporary managers and organizations.
Author : Derek Byerlee
Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Plant breeding
ISBN : 9686923322
Author : Matthias Knecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783658026776
The decision to diversify lies at the core of corporate strategy and is one of the most important decisions for top management. Matthias Knecht introduces a new perspective on corporate diversification that extends the academic discussion and reveals substantial new insights with regards to one of the most pressing questions in strategic management: what makes a diversification strategy successful? The author introduces the dynamism of industries as the dominant force in the firm’s environment that influences the organization on all levels. Due to strategic, organizational, and managerial similarities of businesses competing in similar dynamic environments, synergistic benefits and superior economic performance can be realized through the combination of dynamic-related businesses in the corporate portfolio. This study provides a quantitative, multidimensional operationalization of industry dynamism and an in-depth assessment of the dynamism of a wide range of industries. At the core of the study lies the investigation of the performance impact of dynamic-related diversification strategies. The results provide new insights into successful portfolio construction strategies in the face of today’s dynamic environments.
Author : Cimmyt
Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9686127917
The wheat breeding industry in developing countries: an analysis of investments and impacts; The current world wheat situation; Selected wheat statistics.
Author : Yi He
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780632230
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are a vital strategy for companies attempting to expand and diversify in China. It has been widely accepted that post-acquisition management is critical for acquisition success. Post-Acquisition Management in China provides a systematic examination of post-acquisition management and its impact on performance after takeover in the acquired Chinese companies. It looks at the various aspects of post-acquisition management including the nature and processes of post-acquisition changes, integration and control, and the association between the performance and post-acquisition management. Reports on a pioneering systematic study on post-acquisition management in China. This kind of data has never been published before Based on extensive research data including 20 in-depth case studies and a survey of 300 companies Replicates previous studies of post-acquisition management conducted in the UK and Brazil and offers valuable comparison findings
Author : Colin Flint Professor of Geography Pennsylvania State University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0198036701
How and why war and peace occur cannot be understood without realizing that those who make war and peace must negotiate a complex world political map of sovereign spaces, borders, networks, and scales. This book takes advantage of a diversity of perspectives as it analyzes the political processes of war and their spatial expression. Topics include terrorism, nationalism, religion, drug wars, water conflicts, diplomacy, peace movements, and post-war reconstruction.
