Axel Targama – författare

I organisationer handlar människor alltid utifrån sin förståelse av verksamheten och den specifika situationen. För den chef som vill förändra och utveckla en verksamhet gäller det således att påverka organisationsmedlemmarnas förståelse av verkligheten. Denna tes har sin grund i det fenomenologiska eller förståelsebaserade synsättet på ledarskap; en veten­s­kaplig tradition som dominerat organisationsforskningen de senaste decennierna. I denna kraftigt omarbetade ledarskapsklassiker utvecklar författarna det förståelsebaserade synsättet på organisation och ledning och visar hur ett sådant synsätt kan utformas inom ramen för praktisk management. Frågan som driver redogörelsen är hur förändring och utveckling i organisationer kan uppnås. Författarna argumenterar här för betydelsen av handlingsorienterade metoder då de menar att människors förståelse utvecklas på basis av erfarenheter. Ledarens uppgift blir då att stimulera till reflektion och upptäckter, vilket också innebär att de måste överge den överdrivna, men ack så vanliga, tilltron till information och anvisningar.

'An excellent and much needed contribution to the management literature'

- Gareth Morgan

'Trough accurate examples and instructive accounts of what constitutes understanding at work, the Author leads us to the core link between understanding and managerial practicing. It is deeply informative, often witty and always elegant!'

- Silvia Gherardi Research Unit on Communication, Organizational Learning, and Aesthetics dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale

'The book provides an interesting, accessible and important contribution to the interpretive understanding of management and leadership and clearly shows its relevance also for practitioners'

- Mats Alvesson

Bringing a fresh perspective to the evaluation of management problems, this book draws upon interpretative research and builds upon existing interpretative studies to scrutinise the influence managers have on employees' understanding.

It considers how managers use ideas and visions to frame their employees' internalised understanding of the external rules and instructions that govern their work. The book brings an interpretative perspective to the question of individual and group competence and look at how this is linked with understanding.

Throughout Managing Understanding in Organizations refers to international case studies and considers the cross-cultural impact on management and understanding at work.

′An excellent and much needed contribution to the management literature′

- Gareth Morgan

′Trough accurate examples and instructive accounts of what constitutes understanding at work, the Author leads us to the core link between understanding and managerial practicing. It is deeply informative, often witty and always elegant!′

- Silvia Gherardi Research Unit on Communication, Organizational Learning, and Aesthetics dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale

′The book provides an interesting, accessible and important contribution to the interpretive understanding of management and leadership and clearly shows its relevance also for practitioners′

- Mats Alvesson

Bringing a fresh perspective to the evaluation of management problems, this book draws upon interpretative research and builds upon existing interpretative studies to scrutinise the influence managers have on employees′ understanding.

It considers how managers use ideas and visions to frame their employees′ internalised understanding of the external rules and instructions that govern their work. The book brings an interpretative perspective to the question of individual and group competence and look at how this is linked with understanding.

Throughout Managing Understanding in Organizations refers to international case studies and considers the cross-cultural impact on management and understanding at work.