Die westliche Vorstellung von Management ist in eine Sackgasse geraten. Manager tun sich immer schwerer damit, globale Zusammenhänge wirklich zu erfassen. Unter unvermeidlicher Unsicherheit entscheiden sie oft eindimensional – und bleiben trotz immenser Anstrengungen wirkungslos. Werner...

Zum Stand der Dinge in Theorie und Praxis -- Führungstheoretische Grundlagen und Ansatzpunkte -- Stellengestaltung bei Führungspositionen -- Ausrichtung der Führungsaktivitäten -- Führungs- und Führungskräfteentwicklung -- Komplementäre Aufgaben: Das Führungsheptagon -- Komplementäre...

Bettina Hauser develops a research model, which encompasses entrepreneurial leadership as a major success factor during post-merger integration. Additionally, contextual variables, namely cultural distance and the organizational variable, relative size, are tested for their moderating effect on...

This book is open access under CC-BY license. Moral dilemmas are a pervasive feature of working life. Moral Reasoning at Work offers a fresh perspective on how to live with them using ethics and moral psychology research. It argues that decision-makers must go beyond compliance and traditional...

Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance investigates the relationship between HRM, innovation and performance. Taking a multi-level perspective the book reflects critically on contentious themes such as high performance work systems, organizational design options, cross-boundary...

"This powerful, practical and highly relevant book is a must read for both communication scholars and practitioners." - Donald K. Wright, College of Communication, Boston University, USA "This book provides a compelling case that effective communication for an organization is as much about the...

Driven to the Brink is a collection of short stories about corporate disasters and how inadequate governance and flawed culture caused a massive destruction of shareholder value. Look at any major corporate meltdown and two factors emerge: a failure of corporate governance and a culture where...

Preface -- We Can Lead Better -- The Despicable Problem of Leadership -- Part I: Leading Naturally -- Part II: The Essence of Leadership -- Part III: Personality and Leadership -- Part IV: The Future of Leadership -- Appendix.

This book covers various aspects of leadership in critical situations and under extreme conditions. Today’s leaders often face challenging situations or unexpected difficulties, and mastering these requires a wide spectrum of competencies such as creativity, courage and empathy. Therefore,...

This book reviews latest research on the effectiveness of the chief information officer (CIO) in organizations and its impact on IT success. It presents a model of six different roles, in which a contemporary CIO can act: technology provider, strategic supporter, business thinker, innovation...