This is a short text wich draws together all the latest themes to have challenged managers in recent times: including supply chain management, organizational networks, knowledge management globalization and the changes brought about by new technologies. This book by two leading HR specialists based at the OpenUniversity explains to students and trainee managers how these overlapping areas interact in today's global organizations. INDICE: TABLE OF CONTENTS. Ch 1: Introduction: The Unifying Framework: Knowledge-Mission-Form-Capability-Performance. End of chapter summary and furtherreading. Ch2: Managers and Knowledge: the Key Resource and Capability. (Exploration of the types of knowledge relevant to managers and the skills involved in their utilization). End of chapter case box and exercise. Ch 3: Setting theMission: The Role of Leadership. (Covers these issues: leading the business and leading change; the nature of modern leadership; managing change and managing change consultants.). end of chapter summary and further reading. Ch 4: Managing Innovation and Change. (Innovation in products, services and supply chains; global industries; identifying successful and less successful ways of managing for innovation).. end of chapter case box and summary. Ch 5. Designing Appropriate Organizational Forms. (The range of choices; and inter-organizational forms and capabilities: including capability to adapt and innovate and to use and develop knowledge.. end of chapter summary and further reading. Ch 6: Managing Organizational Networks. (Managing suppliers, partnerships, networks, and inter-organizational relations). end of chapter summary and further reading. Ch 7: Managing Capability. (Talent management, learning and development; global teams). end of chapter case-box and summary. Ch 8: Performance Management.(Goal setting, feedback, managing rewards). end of chapter case box and summary. Ch 9: Bringing It All Together. (The ways in which the key issues align; discussion of future trends.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-6028-5
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 02/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés