This paper takes a retrospective look at the U.S. government's effort to rescue and restructure General Motors and Chrysler in the midst of the 2009 economic and financial crisis. The paper describes how two of the largest industrial companies in the world came to seek a bailout from the U.S....

Beginning in 2008, we ran a randomized controlled trial that changed management practices in a set of Indian weaving firms (Bloom et al. 2013). In 2017 we revisited the plants and found three main results. First, while about half of the management practices adopted in the original experimental...

Introduction -- Stories in Organizations -- The "Storytelling" Method -- Areas of Application -- Evaluation and Efficacy of Storytelling -- The Storytelling Procedure -- Learning Histories - Application Forms in Scientific and Educational Projects: An Internview with Prof. Rik Peters, University...

This book shows how the Bhagavad Gītā (part of the great Indian epic - the Mahābhārata) can be approached as a powerful tool for change management and as a catalyst for organizational transformation. It presents time-tested leadership strategies drawn from the Bhagavad Gītā that are...

This book describes how chief information officers (CIOs) can embrace and drive the digital transformation by providing innovative leadership that uses old skills in a novel way. The book explores ways in which new actors and factors will play a key role in this process and how new relations can...

This handbook provides a comprehensive and unparalleled reference point for studying continuous business transformation. Asserting that change will be the new normal and highlighting the fact that business transformation can never be complete, this important resource is a tool for coping with...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of organizational diversity management, intended to help readers implement effective strategies and maximize the value of organizational diversity. Written by experts from a range of disciplines, it presents cutting-edge research and best practices in...

This book explores challenges and approaches to the development, financial management and growth of Eastern European organizations, both public and private. Including papers derived from the 2015 Griffiths School of Management Annual Conference on Business, Entrepreneurship and Ethics (GSMAC),...

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit wertschätzenden und verantwortungsbewussten Unternehmensstrategien der Zukunft, die sich an den Mitarbeitenden orientiert. Mit einer solchen Haltung kann es gelingen, ein langfristig attraktives Unternehmenssystem für Mitarbeitende aller Generationen zu...