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The agility factor : building adaptable organizations for superior performance /
"A research-based approach to achieving long-term profitability in businessWhat does it take to guarantee success and profitability over time? Authors Christopher G. Worley, a senior research scientist, Thomas D. Williams, an executive advisor, and Edward E. Lawler III, one of the country'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass,
2014.
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| Colección: | Jossey-Bass business & management series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; More praise for The Agility Factor; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Origins of the Book; Outline of the Book; Final Thoughts; CHAPTER 1: Searching for Sustained Performance; Surviving versus Thriving; The Old Way of Defining Sustained Performance; A Different Way of Defining Sustained Performance; The Agility Factor; Darwinian Selection Argument; Organizational Physics Argument; Dynamic Capabilities Argument; Conclusion; Appendix; CHAPTER 2: Organizing for Agility; Organization Agility Defined; The Agility Pyramid; DaVita.
- Prelude to a TransformationThe Transformation of DaVita; Building Agility at DaVita; The ITSS Principle; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3: Strategizing and Perceiving; The Strategizing Routine; Developing the Strategy; Managing Strategy Execution; Establishing Organizational Purpose; The Perceiving Routine; Sensing Environmental Change; Sensing Without Communicating Is Waste; Communicating Without Interpreting Is Noise; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: Testing and Implementing; Testing Is Risk and Innovation Well Managed; The Testing Routine at Zip Brands; Testing Complements Strategizing and Perceiving.
- Testing Generates OptionsImplementing Is Change Well Managed; The Implementing Routine at Netflix; Talent Management and Leadership at Netflix; The Change Capability at Netflix; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5: Transforming to Agility; An Orientation to Transformation; Setting the Strategy; Fixing the Foundation; Building the Agility Routines; Cambia Health Solutions; Initiating the Identity Journey; Designing and Implementing the Initiatives; Reflections; Allstate Insurance Company; Challenge Leadership and Clarify Strategy; Accelerate Change Through Large-Group Interventions; Sustain Change and Learn.
- ReflectionsHarley-Davidson; Conclusion; Afterword: Some Reflections on Agility; Agility and Sustainability; Agility and Organization Development; Conclusion; Notes; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Index; End User License Agreement.