Built to Change: How to Achieve Sustained Organizational Effectiveness (精装) 787980617

在线阅读本书 In this groundbreaking book, organizational effectiveness experts Edward Lawler and Christopher Worley show how organizations can be “built to change” so they can last and succeed in today’s global economy. Instead of striving to create a highly reliable Swiss watch that consistently produces the same behavior, they argue organizations need to be designed in ways that stimulate and facilitate change. Built to Change focuses on identifying practices and designs that organizations can adopt so that they are able to change. As Lawler and Worley point out, organizations that foster continuous changeAre closely connected to their environmentsReward experimentationLearn about new practices and technologiesCommit to continuously improving performanceSeek temporary competitive advantages Review "...bold, fascinating..." (getAbstract, August 2006) Back in the good old days, when news travelled at the speed of telex and the world seemed big, change was something that happened to companies once every few years. Chief executives would initiate "change programmes" to rid their organisations of old habits and inculcate new ones. Strategy would be re-examined, priorities reset, jobs redesigned and reporting lines redrawn. To be sure, these initiatives came with a

出版社	Jossey-Bass
作者	Edward E. Lawler III