Decoding the Socio Economic Approach to Management
Results of the Second SEAM Conference in the United States
Published on 15. September 2015
Book
Hardback
346 pages
978-1-68123-252-2 (ISBN)
Description
In May 2014, the French research laboratory ISEOR (Socio-Economic Institute for Firms and Organizations) and the University of St. Thomas co-sponsored a second conference on the application of the Socio-Economic Approach to Management (SEAM) paradigm and methodology in the United States. SEAM is a scientific approach to consultancy that focuses on uncovering the dysfunctions and hidden costs that exist in organizations, 'hidden' in the sense that they are not captured by traditional accounting methods and financial analyses.
Through intervention that encompasses the entire organization - what the ISEOR team refers to as the HORIVERT approach (combining horizontal and vertical intervention) - the underlying goal is to enhance organizational performance by attacking the 'TFW virus,' a vestige of the early work by Frederick Taylor, Henri Fayol, and Max Weber that has sufficiently infiltrated our thinking about management and organization to the point where are falling well short of our own potential. The resultant dysfunctions this virus unleashes creates hidden costs that readily destroy a firm's value-added possibilities.
The volume captures the ideas, applications, and exchanges of that meeting, attempting to bring the reader into the conference itself. Chapters include the contributors' presentations ('Chapter Prologue: Conference Remarks'), revised conference papers, and the question and answer dialogue for the session.
Through intervention that encompasses the entire organization - what the ISEOR team refers to as the HORIVERT approach (combining horizontal and vertical intervention) - the underlying goal is to enhance organizational performance by attacking the 'TFW virus,' a vestige of the early work by Frederick Taylor, Henri Fayol, and Max Weber that has sufficiently infiltrated our thinking about management and organization to the point where are falling well short of our own potential. The resultant dysfunctions this virus unleashes creates hidden costs that readily destroy a firm's value-added possibilities.
The volume captures the ideas, applications, and exchanges of that meeting, attempting to bring the reader into the conference itself. Chapters include the contributors' presentations ('Chapter Prologue: Conference Remarks'), revised conference papers, and the question and answer dialogue for the session.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
684 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68123-252-2 (9781681232522)
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Persons
John P. Conbere, University of St. Thomas, USA.
Henri Savall, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and ISEOR, France.
Alla Heorhiadi, University of St. Thomas, USA.
Henri Savall, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and ISEOR, France.
Alla Heorhiadi, University of St. Thomas, USA.
Content
Preface, Anthony F. Buono.
Introduction, John Conbere and Alla Heorhiadi.
Chapter 1. TFW Virus Concept History, Henri Savall.
Part I: The Socio-Economic Approach to Management: Theoretical Perspectives.
Chapter 2. Human Potential at the Core of Socio-Economic Theory (SEAM), Henri Savall, Michel Peron and Veronique Zardet.
Chapter 3. Values, Beliefs, and Conceptualization of Costs, Susan Quint.
Chapter 4. Socio-Economic Management Consulting in America: A Diffusion of Innovation Study, Mark E. Hillon, Yue Cai Hillon and Collin Bunch.
Chapter 5. Can SEAM Work in Ukraine? Sergiy Ivakhnenkov, John Conbere and Alla Heorhiadi.
Chapter 6. An Example of a Laboratory in the Field of Management Intervention-Research: The ISEOR Research Lab, Marc Bonnet and Michel Peron.
Chapter 7. Rethinking Lean: Combining Lean and SEAM for Improved Profitability and Support of Cultures of Continuous Improvement in Organizations, Alanna G. Kennedy.
Chapter 8. The Convergence of Lean Six Sigma and SEAM to Maximize Performance in Organizations, Leslie L. McKnight.
Chapter 9. The TFW Virus: Why So Many Organizations Act in Ways That Hurt Their Interests, John Conbere, Alla Heorhiadi and Vincent Cristallini.
Chapter 10. Looking for Evidence of the TFW Virus: A Case Study, Chato Hazelbaker.
Chapter 11. Enhancing Organizational Agility Through Socio-Economic Management Consulting: A Case Study, Marc Bonnet and Veronique Zardet.
Part II: Organizational Experiences Using SEAM.
Chapter 12. Applying Socio-Economic Approach to Management in Lebanon: Challenges, Design, and Results, Patrick Tabchoury.
Chapter 13. Seeking Economic Resources: SEAM Intervention-Research Case in a Belgian Subsidiary of a NYSE Listed American Group, Frantz Datry, Amandine Savall and Philippe Lacroix.
Chapter 14. Bloomington Transportation Center: Follow-Up Case Study, Tom Oestreich, John Conbere and Alla Heorhiadi.
Chapter 15. Improvements From Intraorganizational Synchronization to Interorganizational Monitoring of Stakeholders: Intervention-Research in a Space Layout Consulting and Engineering Company, Thibault Ruat.
Chapter 16. Management Control Practices in Foreign Subsidiaries of a Family Multinational Corporation: SEAM Intervention-Research Findings, Laurent Cappelletti and Amandine Savall.
Part III: Further Reflections on SEAM.
Chapter 17. Is Intervention-Research a Research Methodology or Scientific-Based Consulting? Henri Savall and Veronique Zardet.
Chapter 18. Sustainability of Management Methods in Organizations: A Case of Socio-Economic Projects, Gerard Desmaison.
Chapter 19. Strengthening the SEAM Community in North America, Part Deux: A Longitudinal Case Study in Group Dynamics, Eric Sanders and Lachlan Whatley.
Chapter 20. The Third Industrial Revolution and SEAM, Alanna G. Kennedy.
About the Contributors.
Introduction, John Conbere and Alla Heorhiadi.
Chapter 1. TFW Virus Concept History, Henri Savall.
Part I: The Socio-Economic Approach to Management: Theoretical Perspectives.
Chapter 2. Human Potential at the Core of Socio-Economic Theory (SEAM), Henri Savall, Michel Peron and Veronique Zardet.
Chapter 3. Values, Beliefs, and Conceptualization of Costs, Susan Quint.
Chapter 4. Socio-Economic Management Consulting in America: A Diffusion of Innovation Study, Mark E. Hillon, Yue Cai Hillon and Collin Bunch.
Chapter 5. Can SEAM Work in Ukraine? Sergiy Ivakhnenkov, John Conbere and Alla Heorhiadi.
Chapter 6. An Example of a Laboratory in the Field of Management Intervention-Research: The ISEOR Research Lab, Marc Bonnet and Michel Peron.
Chapter 7. Rethinking Lean: Combining Lean and SEAM for Improved Profitability and Support of Cultures of Continuous Improvement in Organizations, Alanna G. Kennedy.
Chapter 8. The Convergence of Lean Six Sigma and SEAM to Maximize Performance in Organizations, Leslie L. McKnight.
Chapter 9. The TFW Virus: Why So Many Organizations Act in Ways That Hurt Their Interests, John Conbere, Alla Heorhiadi and Vincent Cristallini.
Chapter 10. Looking for Evidence of the TFW Virus: A Case Study, Chato Hazelbaker.
Chapter 11. Enhancing Organizational Agility Through Socio-Economic Management Consulting: A Case Study, Marc Bonnet and Veronique Zardet.
Part II: Organizational Experiences Using SEAM.
Chapter 12. Applying Socio-Economic Approach to Management in Lebanon: Challenges, Design, and Results, Patrick Tabchoury.
Chapter 13. Seeking Economic Resources: SEAM Intervention-Research Case in a Belgian Subsidiary of a NYSE Listed American Group, Frantz Datry, Amandine Savall and Philippe Lacroix.
Chapter 14. Bloomington Transportation Center: Follow-Up Case Study, Tom Oestreich, John Conbere and Alla Heorhiadi.
Chapter 15. Improvements From Intraorganizational Synchronization to Interorganizational Monitoring of Stakeholders: Intervention-Research in a Space Layout Consulting and Engineering Company, Thibault Ruat.
Chapter 16. Management Control Practices in Foreign Subsidiaries of a Family Multinational Corporation: SEAM Intervention-Research Findings, Laurent Cappelletti and Amandine Savall.
Part III: Further Reflections on SEAM.
Chapter 17. Is Intervention-Research a Research Methodology or Scientific-Based Consulting? Henri Savall and Veronique Zardet.
Chapter 18. Sustainability of Management Methods in Organizations: A Case of Socio-Economic Projects, Gerard Desmaison.
Chapter 19. Strengthening the SEAM Community in North America, Part Deux: A Longitudinal Case Study in Group Dynamics, Eric Sanders and Lachlan Whatley.
Chapter 20. The Third Industrial Revolution and SEAM, Alanna G. Kennedy.
About the Contributors.