Henk W. Volberda is codirector of the Erasmus Strategic Renewal Program and secretary of the Dutch-Flemish Academy of Management. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Organization Science (USA).

Managers on Diploma programmes or candidates working towards Level 5 S/NVQs will find that this demanding but insightful book can challenge their thinking about their role in determining organisational flexibility. Centres which offer consultancy services to public and private sector organisations may find that this book opens up a completely new set of opportunities for them in providing services to their clients ... There will be few practitioners who, having read Volberga's thought-provoking analysis, will not feel that meeting the challenge presented by the book has not been worth the effort.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. A Revision of Management and Organization ; 3. Flexibibity, the Hallmark of Postmodern Organization ; 4. Grasping the Paradox of Flexibility ; 5. The Managerial Task: Creating Flexible Capabilities ; 6. The Organization Design Task: Reducing Organizational Barriers ; 7. Resolving the Paradox: Flexibility under Various Levels of Competition ; 8. Towards the Flexible Form ; 9. How to Improve the Firm's Flexibility: Tools and Techniques ; 10. Discovering Flexible Corporations of the Future: Managerial and Theoretical Implications ; References ; Appendices

Henk W. Volberda is codirector of the Erasmus Strategic Renewal Program and secretary of the Dutch-Flemish Academy of Management. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Organization Science (USA).

Managers on Diploma programmes or candidates working towards Level 5 S/NVQs will find that this demanding but insightful book can challenge their thinking about their role in determining organisational flexibility. Centres which offer consultancy services to public and private sector organisations may find that this book opens up a completely new set of opportunities for them in providing services to their clients ... There will be few practitioners who, having read Volberga's thought-provoking analysis, will not feel that meeting the challenge presented by the book has not been worth the effort.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. A Revision of Management and Organization ; 3. Flexibibity, the Hallmark of Postmodern Organization ; 4. Grasping the Paradox of Flexibility ; 5. The Managerial Task: Creating Flexible Capabilities ; 6. The Organization Design Task: Reducing Organizational Barriers ; 7. Resolving the Paradox: Flexibility under Various Levels of Competition ; 8. Towards the Flexible Form ; 9. How to Improve the Firm's Flexibility: Tools and Techniques ; 10. Discovering Flexible Corporations of the Future: Managerial and Theoretical Implications ; References ; Appendices

Henk W. Volberda is codirector of the Erasmus Strategic Renewal Program and secretary of the Dutch-Flemish Academy of Management. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Organization Science (USA).

Managers on Diploma programmes or candidates working towards Level 5 S/NVQs will find that this demanding but insightful book can challenge their thinking about their role in determining organisational flexibility. Centres which offer consultancy services to public and private sector organisations may find that this book opens up a completely new set of opportunities for them in providing services to their clients ... There will be few practitioners who, having read Volberga's thought-provoking analysis, will not feel that meeting the challenge presented by the book has not been worth the effort.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. A Revision of Management and Organization ; 3. Flexibibity, the Hallmark of Postmodern Organization ; 4. Grasping the Paradox of Flexibility ; 5. The Managerial Task: Creating Flexible Capabilities ; 6. The Organization Design Task: Reducing Organizational Barriers ; 7. Resolving the Paradox: Flexibility under Various Levels of Competition ; 8. Towards the Flexible Form ; 9. How to Improve the Firm's Flexibility: Tools and Techniques ; 10. Discovering Flexible Corporations of the Future: Managerial and Theoretical Implications ; References ; Appendices