...provocative study.

Sloan Management Review. Summer 1998

Fuzzy Management is designed for thsoe who find current management orthodoxies inadequate, who are interested in alternative ideas and how they might be applied to management practice, but are not enthralled by the esoteric world of theoretical books about theory. This book offers a bridge between the `esoteric' world of theory and the `practical' world of management by exploring and illustrating some current theories (Fuzzy Logic, Actor-Network Theory, Chaos Theory, Constructivism etc.) through discussion of some everyday management issues (Strategic Decision Making, Appraisals, Negotiation, Leadership, Culture, and Motivation). Crisp and concise, it will be a useful guide to all concerned with the relationship between management theory and practice.
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This text offers a bridge between the "esoteric" world of theory and the "practical" world of management by exploring and illustrating some current theories (Fuzzy Logic, Actor-Network Theory, Chaos Theory, Constructivism etc.) and through discussion of some everyday management issues.
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Introduction: So What? ; 1. Fuzzy Logic: Managing in an Occluded World ; 2. Managing Fashions: A Eulogy for Flared Trousers ; 3. Chaos, Culture, and Evolution: The Configuration of Organization ; 4. Managing Change through Commitment: Autistic, New Model, and Pandorian Organizations ; 5. Deep Leadership: In Theory ; 6. Mismanaging Risk: The Madness of Cows ; 7. Negotiating: Groundhog Groundrules ; References
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`...provocative study.' Sloan Management Review. Summer 1998
explores the links between management theory and practice explains Fuzzy Logic, ActorNetwork Theory, Chaos Theory, Constructivism written in a direct and accessible style arguments and theories are clearly illustrated with topical examples
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explores the links between management theory and practice explains Fuzzy Logic, ActorNetwork Theory, Chaos Theory, Constructivism written in a direct and accessible style arguments and theories are clearly illustrated with topical examples
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Product details

ISBN
9780198774990
Published
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Weight
302 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
234

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