Systems Thinking, Systems Practice: Includes a 30-Year Retrospective
Peter Checkland’s Classic Book that introduced ‘soft systems thinking’ to the management world.
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The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy
What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right thing to do? What if it can also improve the bottom line? It can. The Diversity Bonus shows how and why. — amazon.co.uk
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The Paradox of Control in Organizations
Business leaders are expected to be ‘in control’ of the situation in which their businesses find themselves. But how can organizational leaders and managers control matters entirely out of their hands; such as the next action a competitor takes, or the next law a government may pass? In this book, Philip Streatfield reflects on his own experience as a manager to explore the question: who, or what is ‘in control’ in an organization?
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Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable and Collaborative Groups.
A groundbreaking, comprehensive program for designing effective and socially equitable groups of all sizes—from businesses and social justice groups to global organizations.
Whether you work in business or schools, volunteer in neighborhoods or church organizations, or are involved in social justice and activism, you understand the enormous power of groups to enact powerful and lasting change in the world. But how exactly do you design, build, and sustain effective groups?
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Making Sense of the Organization
This volume brings together the best-known and most influential articles on sensemaking in organizations by one of its most distinguished exponents, Karl Weick.
Brings together the best most influential articles written by one of the gurus of sensemaking – Karl Weick.
Helps readers develop a thorough understanding of the sensemaking process – essential for effective management.
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