
Organizational Teamwork in High-Speed Management
State University of New York Press
Published on 23. December 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-0-7914-2238-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first book to discuss teamwork and the recent phenomena of high-speed management. It addresses the intersection of these two areas of research and organizational practice
Teamwork in the context of high-speed management has never before been treated systematically, and high-speed management as a concept or as a field of study has only been a recent phenomenon. This book addresses the intersection of these two areas of research and organizational practice. Both areas are seen as fundamental parts of the communication processes that sustain an organization's competitive advantage in an increasingly chaotic environment.
What makes this book unique is that the subject of teamwork in high-speed management is treated at three important levels: philosophical, theoretical, and practical. Issues covered include: how organizational structure affects teamwork; how teams should anchor themselves and be anchored in organizational life; and how an organization should coalign its internal and external resources with its competitive environment.
Finally, the book addresses and prescribes how organizations can meet the challenge of an uncertain future using the skills of teamwork and high-speed management successfully.
Teamwork in the context of high-speed management has never before been treated systematically, and high-speed management as a concept or as a field of study has only been a recent phenomenon. This book addresses the intersection of these two areas of research and organizational practice. Both areas are seen as fundamental parts of the communication processes that sustain an organization's competitive advantage in an increasingly chaotic environment.
What makes this book unique is that the subject of teamwork in high-speed management is treated at three important levels: philosophical, theoretical, and practical. Issues covered include: how organizational structure affects teamwork; how teams should anchor themselves and be anchored in organizational life; and how an organization should coalign its internal and external resources with its competitive environment.
Finally, the book addresses and prescribes how organizations can meet the challenge of an uncertain future using the skills of teamwork and high-speed management successfully.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7914-2238-0 (9780791422380)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Yanan Ju is Professor of Communication at Central Connecticut State University. He has authored/co-authored a dozen books and numerous articles. His most recent book, The Great Wall in Ruins: Communication and Cultural Change in China, is also published by SUNY Press. Donald P. Cushman is Professor of Communication at the State University of New York at Albany. An author/co-author of a dozen books and numerous articles, he has been a pioneer scholar in high-speed management. His knowledge and experiences in the field have sent him around the world, consulting for both private companies and government organizations.
Content
Preface
1. The Promise and Limits of Organizational Teamwork
2. High-speed Management as a Communication-Based Strategy for Focusing Teamwork on Increasing Competitiveness
3. Speed-to-Market and International Benchmarking: Teamwork as a Goal-Oriented Action
4. Defining Qualities and Dominant Patterns of Teamwork
5. Organizational Structure: A Killer or Facilitator of Teamwork
6. Team Anchorage in Organizational Life
7. A Negotiated Linking Program: Communication Strategies for Coaligning an Organization's Internal and External Resources with Its Competitive Environment
8. Looking into Tomorrow
References
Index
1. The Promise and Limits of Organizational Teamwork
2. High-speed Management as a Communication-Based Strategy for Focusing Teamwork on Increasing Competitiveness
3. Speed-to-Market and International Benchmarking: Teamwork as a Goal-Oriented Action
4. Defining Qualities and Dominant Patterns of Teamwork
5. Organizational Structure: A Killer or Facilitator of Teamwork
6. Team Anchorage in Organizational Life
7. A Negotiated Linking Program: Communication Strategies for Coaligning an Organization's Internal and External Resources with Its Competitive Environment
8. Looking into Tomorrow
References
Index