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Narratives of organisational change and learning : making sense of testing times

Reissner, Stefanie - 2008

Narratives of Organisational Change and Learning explores how organisations learn from profound change and create new futures through the narrative process of sense-making. Stefanie Reissner investigates change and learning through the comparative and contextual analysis of organisational...

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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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Operations strategy in action : a guide to the theory and practice of implementation

Tan, Kim Hua - 2009

This fresh and enlightening book offers a rounded overview of operations strategy with a particular focus on implementation. The premise of the book is that developing an effective operations strategy without its subsequent implementation will render the strategising process a waste of time and...

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Mastering creativity in organizations

Hatum, Andrés - 2017

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The role of talent for organizational creativity -- 3. New ways of organizing -- 4. Human resource management as facilitator of creativity -- 5. Creative leadership and a creative organizational culture: a conceptual approach -- 6. Challenges ahead for creative...

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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future

Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a...

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Appreciative inquiry and knowledge management : a social constructionist perspective

Thatchenkery, Tojo Joseph - 2007

1. Introduction : a new adventure -- 2. Knowledge sharing : a historical perspective -- 3. The generative potential of appreciative processes -- 4. How to ASK -- 5. Private sector case studies -- 6. Government sector case studies -- 7. Public service case study -- 8. Summary, conclusion, and...

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A research agenda for lean management

Furlan, Andrea (ed.); Powell, Daryl J. (ed.) - 2024

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This fascinating Research Agenda analyzes the key...

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Innovation networks in knowledge-based firms : developing ICT-based integrative competences

Kodama, Mitsuru - 2009

Innovation Networks in Knowledge-based Firms explores corporate strategic management in an information and communication technology (ICT) environment, and illustrates the significance of new business models based on 'boundary innovation' management through broadband networks as fixed and mobile...

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Business networks and strategic alliances in China

Clegg, Stewart R. (ed.); Wang, Karen (ed.); … - 2007

Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven within complex networks and how social capital contributes to the acquisition of crucial resources and business success in multi-type enterprises in China. The book explains how...

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Trust and economic learning

Lazaric, Nathalie (ed.); Lorenz, Edward H. (ed.) - 1998

The 1990s have witnessed a vast growth of research on the topics of trust and learning. This can be explained by the profound technological and organizational changes that have made both inter-and intra-firm trust indispensable for sustaining the forms of learning that underlie successful...

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