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Context and Complexity
An original view of interdisciplinary thinking and its applications is given in this book. It aims to help the reader develop a contextual way to understand and act in complex situations. The book is based on a G-type principle: heterogenetic, interactive and pattern-generating. Each chapter is not only interdisciplinary, but also contextual and relational. They correspond to each of the six ways of cultivating contextual understanding. Five of the chapters give concrete examples; three of them center on examples from business management. This is because business management has become a frontier of complexity requiring contextual thinking; it is useful epistemologically to those in the humanities, social and natural sciences. The sixth chapter theoretically summarizes all the concrete examples.
Critical Issues in Systems Theory and Practice
The systems movement, now 40 years old, is made up of many associations of systems thinkers from different disciplines all over the world. The United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS) was formed in 1978. Today it has over 300 members and is committed to the development and promotion of "systems" philosophy, theory, concepts and methodolo gies for improving decision making for the benefit of organizations and wider society. The first UKSS International Conference was held at the University of Hull in July ofHuddersfield 1989. Since then we have held International Conferences at the Universities (1991) and Paisley (1993). The UKSS International Conferences are now an established biannual event an...
Seeing Systems
Sales and distribution are the lifeblood of any business; socially responsible businesses are no different. To make a difference in the world, a business has to make its product or service available and get the public to buy it. But how can one compete with businesses for which the bottom line is the only measure of success? You need to get creative! In this practical and inspiring guide, Thompson and Soper draw on real -world examples to show how a values-driven business can establish a foundation from which innovative sales and distribution strategies naturally flow. They lay out concrete steps for communicating a powerful, motivating vision for the business, and for designing sales and distribution strategies that fit the needs, interests, and habits of the target customer. Values Sell will help any socially conscious entrepreneur develop competitive sales and distribution strategies while staying true to his or her distinctive mission.
Administración. Aprender y actuar
Este no es un texto más sobre Administración. En esta obra, lo teórico es muy práctico, y la práctica no omite los “por qué”, los “por qué no” y los “para qué”. Frente a la complejidad del quehacer empresario y de su contexto, es cada vez más necesario abandonar los enfoques lineales o fragmentados, y reemplazarlos por modos de pensar y actuar integradores, que interrelacionen y realimenten, o sea, enfoques sistémicos. El libro está escrito por 12 personas con diferentes trayectorias y enfoques. Su creador y coordinador, Enrique G. Herrscher –cuyo estilo expositivo los lectores ya conocen de sus otros libros en esta colección–, es autor de 12 de los 32 capítulos....
Pensamiento sistémico
Paso a paso - en el real sentido que esto tiene en materia de trekking - el autor nos lleva desde la compleja relación entre las partes y el todo, pasando por el diseño de sistemas eficaces, hasta los sorprendentes circuitos de realimentación de la tecnología de "System Dynamics". El libro está enfocado mayormente a la aplicación de estos conceptos a la vida de las organizaciones de todo tipo. Será por ende de particular interés para quienes intervengan, a distintos niveles, en la conducción de empresas o de partes de las mismas, así como de entidades no gubernamentales del sector social, cooperativo, deportivo, cultural y otras áreas de la comunidad, y de organismos públicos centrales o descentralizados.
How People Harness Their Collective Wisdom and Power
We have all experienced the benefits of dialogue when we openly and thoughtfully confront issues. We have also experienced the frustration of interminable discussion that does not lead to progress. Co-Laboratories of Democracy enable large, diverse groups to dialogue and generate positive results. Many group processes engender enthusiasm and good feeling as people share their concerns and hopes with each other. Co-Laboratories go beyond this initial euphoria to: Discover root causes; Adopt consensual action plans; Develop teams dedicated to implementing those plans; and Generate lasting bonds of respect, trust, and cooperation.Co-Laboratories achieve these results by respecting the autonomy ...
General Systems
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Introduccion a la Administracion de Empresas: Guia Para Exploradores de la Complejidad Organizativa
En el marco de los Andes del sur, y con el didactico formato de dialogo entre aprendiz y maestro, novedoso en libros de este genero, el autor desarrolla los temas medulares de la administracion de empresas: la toma de decisiones, el liderazgo en un contexto cambiante, las posibilidades de subsistencia y progreso en la nueva economia. Sus planteos, de rigurosa actualidad, reafirman los buenos principios tradicionales y tos integran en una vision sistemica. En un ameno lenguaje coloquial, pero con estricta precision tecnica, los conceptos de organizacion, gestion de recursos humanos y materiales, produccion, compras, marketing, costos, fijacion de precios, servicio al cliente, empleo, desempleo y etica se explican mediante analogias con situaciones cotidianas y fenomenos naturales y se relacionan permanentemente unos con otros, tal como sucede en la realidad empresaria. Introduccion a la Administracion de Empresas esta dirigido tanto a jovenes que empiezan una carrera universitaria, como a estudiantes avanzados, empresarios y especialistas.
