Behavioral Issues in Operations Management
Subtitle: New Trends in Design, Management, and Methodologies
By: edited by Ilaria Giannoccaro
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer London; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781447148784
Subjects: Engineering economy; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Operation Research/Decision Theory; Industrial and Organisational Psychology; Applied Psychology; Engineering; Operations research
Description: <p>Behavioral Operations Management  has been identified in the last years as one of the most promising emerging fields in Operations Management. <i>Behavioral Issues in Operations Management</i>  explains and examines up-to-date research in this field, which works to analyze the impact of human behavior on the management of complex operating systems.</p><p> </p><p>A collection of studies from leading scholars presents different methodologies and approaches, supported by real data and case studies. Issues such as building trust and strong cooperative relationships with suppliers, enhancing motivation and<b> </b>designing proper incentives<b> </b>for stimulating more effective decision maker behaviours are considered. The main decision-making processes affected by behavioral issues are also analyzed with a focus on new product development, logistics, and supply chain integration. </p><p> </p><p>The broad coverage of methodologies and practical implications makes <i>Behavioral Issues in Operations Management</i> an ideal reference for both researchers developing new topics such as NK fitness landscapes and managers with an interest in behavioral management operations. </p><p>
Table of contents: title: From the Contents: Complex systems approaches for BOM research: NK fitness landscape and social network theory; title: Behavioral OM Experiments: Critical Inquiry Reawakening Practical issues in Research; title: Trust in supply chains: A network perspective; title: Trust in face-to-face and electronic negotiation: A laboratory study; title: Learning on the Shop Floor: the Behavioural Roots of Organisational Knowledge; title: Incentives in organizations of operating systems: Can Economics and Psychology coexist in Human Resources Management?; title: Conservatism, Overconfidence, and Self-attribution in Purchasing Negotiations: The Case of Venezuelan Managers.