Managing complexity in global organizations
By: Ulrich Steger,  Wolfgang Amann, Martha Maznevski [editors]
Contributors: Amann, Wolfgang; Maznevski, Martha L; Steger, Ulrich
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chichester, England; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780470510728
Subjects: International business enterprises -- Management; Corporate culture; Technological innovations -- Management; Business logistics -- Management; Diversity in the workplace -- Management
Description: This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge---how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global organizations face a complexdecisionn-making environment. On one side, diversity of cultures, customers, competitors, and regulations creates complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding countries to extract more synergies across products and regions. In such a climate, a new way of thinking, acting and organizing is needed beyond the familiar 'control' mindset. Drawing together insights from across the expert faculty, Managing Complexity in Global Organization presents IMD's framework on how to understand complexity and its four key drivers (diversity; interdependence; ambiguity and flux), along with solutions on specific issues in a variety of functions, industries and markets. The focus is on providing practical solutions based on real-life examples.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index