Paradoxes emerge everywhere in organizational theory and management practice. This book is a theoretically grounded presentation of the strategic and historical context of organizational paradoxes, exploring the paradoxes in organizational management and the available tactics to manage them....

The book illustrates how the treatment of complexity in analytical frameworks shapes economic studies. It explores the ways economists make sense of our economic environment and where their differences in interpretations of economic issues and policy proposals are rooted. Schwardt examines...

This volume is a collection of papers on emerging concepts, approaches and ideas in information systems research. It examines theoretical and methodological issues related to both information systems development in general and the complexity of information systems as socio-technical systems. The...

In this book, experts discuss whether volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) represent a challenge or a business opportunity. More intense debates on global climate change, increased turbulence in financial quarters, increased job insecurity and high levels of stress at the...

Making decisions is certainly the most important task managers are faced with, and it is often a very difficult one. This book offers a procedure for solving complex decision problems step by step. Unlike other texts, the book focuses on problem analysis, on developing potential solutions, and...

Die Bereitschaft, komplexe Waffensysteme künftig über multinationale Einkaufskooperationen zu beschaffen, erfordert den Auf- und Ausbau der dafür notwendigen Managementkompetenz. Deshalb werden aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln die grundlegenden Zusammenhänge und Herausforderungen in...

Introduction -- Decision Problems and Decision-making Procedures: Decision Problems -- Goal and Problem-finding Systems as Requirements for the Discovery of Decision Problems -- Rational Decision-making -- Decision-making Procedures -- A General Heuristic Decision-making Procedure: Overview of...

Komplexität ist in der heutigen Zeit Fluch und Segen zu gleich. Richtig eingesetzt und an der richtigen Stelle wird sie zu einer wettbewerbsentscheidenden Waffe. Folglich muss Komplexitätssteuerung immer mehr zur Kernaufgabe von Führungskräften werden. Dieses Buch inspiriert mit klaren...

Die wachsende Bedeutung von Dienstleistungen führt zu einer höheren Serviceorientierung im industriellen Sektor und damit einhergehend verstärkt zu einem Angebot an hybriden Produkten. Andreas Wassmus zeigt mögliche Gestaltungsfelder zum Komplexitätsmanagement bei hybriden Produkten auf und...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Book -- Definitions and typical issues -- The K-Method, example of a price formula -- Solutions for big issues using the K-Method -- Reasonig for the introduction of the K-Method -- The K-Method and other industries -- Outlook on advanced...