Understanding organizations in complex, emergent and uncertain environments

Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments. is organized into two parts. In the first part, the authors unpack the conceptof complexity and analyse how organizational governance can contribute to environmental sustainability. A common theme in these chapters is that organizations actively engage with their environments. Consequently, organizational responses are partly the result of iterative processes with the environment, beyond a simple reaction to external demands. Thus, organizations enact their environments. In the book's second part, the chapters focus on concrete managerial practices that facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship at both the organizational and individual levels, especially in the context of small and medium firms (SMEs) which are central to the vitality of most economies. The book ends with a proposal to change conceptual metaphors and build management theories fit for organizations' social reality in complex environments. INDICE: List of Tables.List of Figures .Foreword.Notes on Contributors.Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; .A.Davila& .M.M.Elvira.PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE .How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; .J.Child& .S.B.Rodrigues.The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; .C.Ingley., .M.Rennie., .J.Mueller., .D.D.Warrick& .L.Erakovic.Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; .L.Erakovic& .B.Jackson.SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies;.R.C.Beckett. PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS.Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; .P.K.Couchman& .R.C.Beckett. Exploring the Determinantsand Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; .L.Burgess., .B.Parrish., .M.Jones& .L.Seritti.Exploring Managerial Perceptions of the Innovation Process in Mexico; .D.Maranto.,. L.García-Calderón& .J.Reynoso.The Role of Physical Space and Information Technologies in Knowledge Transfer Processes within SMEs; .L.Zapata-Cantú., .J.L.Pineda& .D.Lozano .The Motivation and Management of Highly Specialized Creative Employees; .H.H.Hein. From Life in Cages to Life in Projects: Metaphors for Moderns; .S.Clegg& .C.Baumeler.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-29002-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 07/06/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido