Anabella Davila, Marta Elvira, Jacobo Ramirez

Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments

Herausgegeben:Davila, Anabella; Elvira, Marta M.; Ramirez, J.; Zapata-Cantu, L.

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores the concept of complexity and analyses how organizational governance can contribute to environmental sustainability. A common theme in these chapters is that organizations actively engage with their environments. Consequently, organizational responses are partly the result of iterative processes with the environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-29002-0
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9780230290020
• ISBN-10: 0230290027
• Artikelnr.: 36125938

Autorenporträt

Edited By Anabella Davila, Marta Elvira, Jacobo Ramirez and Laura Zapata-Cantu

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables List of Figures Foreword Notes on Contributors Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila  & M.M.Elvira PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child  & S.B.Rodrigues The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley , M.Rennie , J.Mueller , D.D.Warrick  & L.Erakovic Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic  & B.Jackson SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman  & R.C.Beckett Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess , B.Parrish , M.Jones  & L.Seritti Exploring Managerial Perceptions of the Innovation Process in Mexico; D.Maranto , L.García-Calderón  & J.Reynoso The Role of Physical Space and Information Technologies in Knowledge Transfer Processes within SMEs; L.Zapata-Cantú , J.L.Pineda  & D.Lozano The Motivation and Management of Highly Specialized Creative Employees; H.H.Hein From Life in Cages to Life in Projects: Metaphors for Moderns; S.Clegg  & C.Baumeler