The Fractal Organization
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The Fractal Organization
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Author : Patrick Hoverstadt
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-02-23
The Fractal Organization written by Patrick Hoverstadt and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with Business & Economics categories.
The world of management is in crisis - the old remedies no longer work and organizations are failing at an increasing rate. Although many talk of 'joined up thinking', few offer practical guidance on how to achieve this in organizations. The Fractal Organization sets down the practical implications of a well tested systemic approach to building organizations that are capable of surviving and flourishing in these turbulent times. "An excellent read...Many organizations fail at the mercy of their own ignorance. The author has done an excellent job in making ‘the science of effective organization’ accessible to management, providing them with a new knowledge to deal with the uncertainties that the markets place upon them." Stephen J. Brewis, Business Architect, British Telecom "...one of the most interesting, thorough and rigorous guides to management that I have ever read, ... introduces new insights in every chapter... carries a credibility which acts as a counterbalance to the sometimes difficult message which he conveys which is that a lot of mainstream management practice is at best ineffective and at worst downright destructive. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in management or systems thinking." Penny Marrington, Course Chair, Systems Group, Open University "In my opinion this book manages to present sound academic theory that is relevant and helpful to the practitioner in the business. I experienced several A-HA moments." Pauline Marsh, Strategy Director, CS&S International, BAE SYSTEMS "The insights of the Viable System Model have been open only to a select few for much too long. Hoverstadt has gone furthest in bringing these ideas to a wider audience...Management books have too often been serious but not practical, or practical but not serious. This book is both brilliantly serious and practical, and often entertaining too." Professor Peter Kawalak, Manchester Business School "Integrates mainstream management ideas with the systems ideas underpinning the VSM, and flows and reads well. As a starting point for developing understanding of the VSM in today's world this book improves greatly on all books that have gone before, I would certainly recommend it to colleagues, clients, and students." Dr. Robin Asby, Course Chair, Communication and Systems, Open University
The Fractal Organization
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Author : Pravir Malik
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Release Date : 2015-08-19
The Fractal Organization written by Pravir Malik and has been published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-19 with Business & Economics categories.
The biggest challenge facing leaders today is the creation of organizations that are capable of surviving and flourishing in these uncertain times. How does one create an organization that is sustainable in the long run, how can organizations be ready for uncertainties that the markets place upon them, how can an organization be simply brilliant by design? This book leverages the proposed meta-theory for progressive organizational design and dynamics real-world reflections to create fractal-based sustainable enterprises of tomorrow. In this meta-theory all instances of organization, from the smallest, such as an idea or a person, to the largest, such as global markets and planet earth herself, are fractals: the essence of their way of being is repeated on scales both smaller and larger than themselves. There is however, a particular class of fractals, that of progress, of which The Fractal Ladder is an ever-present manifestation, which spawns organizations that are truly progressive and sustainable in nature. In the scheme of things this class of fractals is of critical importance, and to master its replication and to fully understand the impact it will have in creating sustainable and dynamic organizations is a practical necessity. Divided into three parts, Part I – Theory, will present the theory behind the Fractal Organization. Part II – Exercises, will translate key elements of the fractal-based world-view into practical activities and exercises at the personal and workplace levels. Part III – Reflections, will apply the basic logic of the sun-marked physical-vital-mental fractal to many practical problems and situations we are faced with daily to suggest ways to address them.
Organizational Development And Change Theory
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Author : Tonya Henderson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-11
Organizational Development And Change Theory written by Tonya Henderson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-11 with Business & Economics categories.
This book offers a fresh perspective on organizational development and change theory and practice. Building on their recent work in quantum storytelling theory and complexity theory, Henderson and Boje consider the implications of fractal patterns in human behavior with a view toward ethics in organization development for the modern world. Building on Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s (1987) ontology of multiple moving and intersecting fractal processes, the authors offer readers an understanding of how managing and organizing can be adapted to cope with the turbulence and complexity of different organizational situations and environments. They advocate a sustainable, co-creative brand of agency and introduce appropriate, simple tools to support organizational development practitioners. This book offers theory and research methods to management and organization scholars, along with praxis advice to practicing managers.
The Fractal Layout Organization For Job Shop Environments
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Author : Benoît Montreuil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Fractal Layout Organization For Job Shop Environments written by Benoît Montreuil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Assembly-line methods categories.
Manufacturing facilities have traditionally been organized by process or function (with each cell having workstations of a particular process) or by product (with cells specialized for one or more jobs.) This paper develops a new fractal alternative for manufacturing job shops which allocates the total number of workstations for most processes equally across several fractal cells. One result is enormous flexibility because each cell can produce nearly every product. The number of workstations required also approaches the minimum found with function organizations because stations are not dedicated to a product or group. Still, the spatial distribution of workstations for different processes that results from placing some in each cell keeps travel and material handling burdens in fractal designs nearly as low as those of product organizations. The paper investigates these advantages of the fractal organization, discusses the process of implementing fractal designs, and illustrates an application to job shops with a case example.
Fractal Sustainability
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Author : Isabel Canto de Loura
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-08-12
Fractal Sustainability written by Isabel Canto de Loura and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Even though the fractal approach to sustainability and organizational change management is not new, no authors so far seem to have truly attempted to use fractals as a mathematical means to map and measure organizational sustainability. Several sustainability maturity models and change management models and frameworks, concepts and computer generated systems came to the fore during the past two decades. They provided a set of useful tools for managers, academics and students to refer to, or on which to base their own actions and plans. However, one issue remains: most of those models and frameworks share a rather similar linear ‘skeleton’; the main difference between them is the quantitative variety of steps within each phase, stage, and parameter and how in depth each of these is presented. The authors' work addresses a clear gap in the literature and in applied research, as it emphasizes the relevance of using a complex mathematically-based but user-friendly fractal approach. Readers are able to better understand, implement, map and measure change management processes leading to a sustainability-focused mindset. Subsequent chapters guide you through the steps towards creating committed sustainability-based strategies, attitudes, actions and practices across all levels in the broad organizational context. This text is essential reading for students researching business and management and who are interested in the Fractal Sustainability concept.
Fractal River Basins
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Author : Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997
Fractal River Basins written by Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Nature categories.
This book provides a theoretical basis to the arrangement of river basins and networks.
The Fractal Forest
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Author : Nancy D. Lorimer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Fractal Forest written by Nancy D. Lorimer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Forests and forestry categories.
Fractals In Science
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Author : Armin Bunde
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-12-21
Fractals In Science written by Armin Bunde and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-21 with Science categories.
A deeply detailed discussion of fractals in biology, heterogeneous chemistry, polymers, and the earth sciences. Beginning with a general introduction to fractal geometry it continues with eight chapters on self-organized criticality, rough surfaces and interfaces, random walks, chemical reactions, and fractals in chemisty, biology, and medicine. A special chapter entitled "Computer Exploration of Fractals, Chaos, and Cooperativity" presents computer demonstrations of fractal models: 14 programs are included on a 3 1/2" MS-DOS diskette which run on any PC with at least 1 MB RAM and a EGA or VGA graphics card, 16 colors.
The Emerald Handbook Of Management And Organization Inquiry
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Author : David M. Boje
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2019-06-06
The Emerald Handbook Of Management And Organization Inquiry written by David M. Boje and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-06 with Business & Economics categories.
The Emerald Handbook of Management and Organization Inquiry provides new and innovative insights into the field of management and organization inquiry. It provides extensive coverage of the 7S structure that has been so transformational for the field: Storytelling, System, Sustainability, Science, Spirit, Spirals, and Sociomateriality.
Patterns Of Strategy
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Author : Patrick Hoverstadt
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-01
Patterns Of Strategy written by Patrick Hoverstadt and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Patterns of Strategy shows how the strategic fit between organisations drives strategic direction. It is essential reading for those who wish to understand how to manoeuvre their organisation to change its strategic fit to their advantage. The 80 ‘patterns’ of strategy help you explore options for collaboration and competition within your strategic ecosystem. A practical and authoritative guide, you can use it to plan and navigate your strategic future.