Combatting Disruptive Change

Beating Unruly Competition at Their Own Game

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book is a critical examination of the main ideas regarding disruptive change and startups. It systematically lays out the full set of challenges and tasks one needs to master in order for existing organizations to weather severe change or make a startup successful. Ian Mitroff outlines the protective actions business leaders must take to ensure their continued existence, providing a clear demonstration of the key roles leaders must assume such as Applied Epistemologist, Applied Ethicist, Applied Systems Thinker, Applied Social Psychologist, and Applied Crisis Manager, and how to perform these roles competently.Citing cases such as Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb, this book uniquely analyzes the disrupting agent in emerging industries, which is crucial for success in today’s complex and turbulent world. It will be of value to students, academics, and entrepreneurs looking to develop a new product or service.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-13
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:284 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:92
Upplaga:2016
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137600431

Utforska kategorier

Ledarskapsböcker inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Affärsetik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Organisationsteori inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Ian Mitroff is Senior Investigator in the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, University of California - Berkeley, USA. He is Professor Emeritus of the Annenberg School of Communication and the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA, where he was the Harold Quinton Distinguished Professor of Business Policy. Dr. Mitroff is regarded as one of the founders of the discipline of Crisis Management and founded and directed the USC Center for Crisis Management. Known for his thinking and writing on a wide range of business and societal issues, he is the author of 36 books and is a frequent blogger for the Huffington Post.

Innehållsförteckning

1. It’s All About Assumptions: The Critical Role of an Applied Epistemologist. - 2. Doing What’s Right: The Role of an Applied Ethicist. - 3. Think Like a System: Be An Applied Systems Thinker. - 4. Thinking Like A Crisis Manager. - 5. Wisdom--How the Leaders of Purpose-Driven Organizations Manage From Their Values. - 6. Applied Epistemology, Part 2. - 7. Assumptions and Stakeholders Revisited