New Organization
Growing the Culture of Organizational Networking
Published on 1. June 1993
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-07-707784-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the dream of tomorrow's organization and sets out a strategy for implementing visionary ideas today. By using examples from forward thinking companies (including BP, Federal Express and Benetton), the author illustrates the way ahead in structuring an organization in order to stay ahead of competition and improve efficiency. The underlying framework of the book provides managers and MBA students alike with a map for understanding this new approach, know as "organizational networking", offering suggestions to stretch managers and encourage new possibilities.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-707784-6 (9780077077846)
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Content
Part 1 The dream of the new organization: dreamers and doers; making sense - the radar screen model; characteristics of the new organization; the boundary busters; be clear about networking; soft networking - connecting people; hard networks - connecting computers; three pathfinders. Part 2 The challenges of organizational networking: the capability gap; collective individualism; soft networking; project working; nuture knowledge; hard networks; holding it together. Part 3 Making the new organization happen.