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Adaptation or expiration in family firms : organizational flexibility in emerging economies

Hatum, Andrés - 2007

the firms analysed -- 10. Determinants of organizational flexibility -- 11. Conclusions. …Andrés Hatum explores determinants of organizational flexibility in this examination of four family-owned companies … determinants of flexibility and sheds light on the process of transformation and adaptation of family firms, an area that has not …

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Risk, complexity and ICT

Hanseth, Ole (contributor); Ciborra, Claudio (contributor) - 2007

This book explores the challenges regarding risks and risk management related to the growing complexity of ICT solutions. The main argument of the book is that the complexity of ICT solutions has continued to grow throughout the history of ICT, and that it has now reached a level that goes...

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Evolution and economic complexity

Foster, John (contributor); Metcalfe, J. Stanley (contributor) - 2004

Dedicated to the goal of furthering evolutionary economic analysis, this book provides a coherent scientific approach to deal with the real world of continual change in the economic system. Expansive in its scope, this book ranges from abstract discussions of ontology, analysis and theory to...

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Global leadership practices : competencies for navigating in a complex world

Gehrke, Bettina (ed.); Claes, Marie-Thérèse (ed.); … - 2024 - Second edition

"This forward-thinking book explores global leadership and the complexities inherent in its practice. Conceptual knowledge, learning tools and reflective exercises stimulate the reader to delve into self-development and to recognize how to develop competencies that lead to global collaboration....

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Concise introduction to global supply chain management

Kotabe, Masaaki - 2024

"Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the world's leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts of business and management, and to offer insights that...

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Managing AI wisely : from development to organizational change in practice

Waardenburg, Lauren; Huysman, Marleen; Agterberg, Marlous - 2021

Contents: 1. Introduction to managing AI wisely -- 2. What is ai? -- 3. Perspectives on AI and work -- 4. Methods and Introduction to cases -- 5. Organizing for data -- 6. Testing and validating -- 7. Algorithmic brokers -- 8. Changing work -- 9. How can AI systems be managed wisely? -- Index.

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Philosophies of organizational change : perspectives, models and theories for managing change

Smith, Aaron; Skinner, James; Read, Daniel - 2020 - Second edition

Contents: 1. Introduction - 'changing philosophies' -- 2. The theory philosophy: 'changing theories' -- 3. The rational philosophy: 'changing plans' -- 4. The biological philosophy: 'changing organisms' -- 5. The models philosophy: 'changing consultants' -- 6. The institutional philosophy:...

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A grammar of organizing

Bengtsson, Maria - 2007

The need for a new grammar of organizing -- The orientation of activities in time and space -- The challenges of coordination -- Influence - taking a political stand on organizing -- Identity construction : mixing cultural diversity and integration in organizing -- Agreements : acknowledging the...

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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth

Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004

1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific...

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Human capital, inter-firm mobility and organizational evolution

Pennings, Johannes M. - 2007

The authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution

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