Managing Complexity in Global Organizations
IMD Executive Development Series
1. Auflage März 2007
312 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
Managing Complexity in Global Organizations offers insights on an emerging management challenge-increasing and overwhelming complexity. The book outlines a conceptual framework developed by one of the world's leading business schools on the drivers of complexity-diversity, interdependence, ambiguity and flux-that allows readers to understand the core threads of complexity and identify what needs to be managed. In addition, it provides solutions to specific issues in a variety of industries and a range of markets, including China, India and other developing nations.
This book delivers new and proven insights on an emerging management challenge - how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Globally active organizations have to cope with the most complex of all managerial decision-making environments. On one side, a greater diversity of cultures, customers, competitors and regulations compounds complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding companies to extract more synergies across products and regions throughout their entire value web. 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 the Global Organizations presents IMD's framework on how to better 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 (including developing nations such as China and India). The focus is on providing relevant solutions for managers and executives based on a meaningful illustrations and real-life examples.
Chapter 1 Managing Complexity in Global Organizations as the Meta-challenge
Chapter 2 The Complexity of Managing Corporate Social Responsibility in Multinationals
Chapter 3 Opportunities and Threats in the Global Political and Economic Environment
Part II Impact of Changes in the Competitive Landscape and Business Models on Complexity in Selected Industries
Chapter 4 The Need to Look at Complexity at the Industry Level
Chapter 5 Shipping Organizations - The Ultimate Global Players
Chapter 6 Managing Complexity Caused by Industry Dilemmas: The Case of the Automotive Industry
Chapter 7 Managing Complexity with an Electronic Manufacturing Services Supplier
Chapter 8 Managing Complexity in the Financial Services Industry
Part III Solutions for Managing Complexity on the Functional Level
Chapter 9 Breaking Down Complexity Management to the Functional Level
Chapter 10 Complexity in Global Business Strategies: The Cumulative Impact of the Crisis of Choices
Chapter 11 Various Dimensions of Complexity in Effectively Managing the Innovation Process - The Role of China
Chapter 12 Managing Complexity with Management Diversity
Chapter 13 The Role of Information in Creating Value Efficiently
Chapter 14 Dealing with Complexity by Managing Knowledge-Based Competence of the Organization
Chapter 15 Managing Complexity in Marketing and Supply Chains
Part IV Additional Complexity Challenges
Chapter 16 The Price Tag of Ignoring Complexity in the Globalization Process
Chapter 17 Managing Complexity in Mergers and Alliances
Chapter 18 Managing Complexity: The Family Business Experience
Chapter 19 The Future of Managing Complexity
Wolfgang Amann is a Fellow in Strategic Direction and International Business at Henley Management Centre, UK. He joined Henley from IMD, and has also been visiting fellow at the Wharton School and Indian Institute of Management. Prior to pursuing his PhD he worked for DaimlerChrysler and subsequently in management consulting. He has directed, delivered and contributed to open and in-company programs and courses on strategy, internationalization and governance in the US, Europe, China and India. His recent case study series on Hindustan Lever in India won the 2006 Oikos sustainability case competition.
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