Markus Kreutzer – författare

Organizational control addresses the fundamental yet vexing managerial problem of aligning workers' capabilities, activities, and performance with organizational goals and aspirations. In recent years, the onset of COVID-19, combined with new developments in information and communication technologies, has brought about profound changes in organizations, and even in the nature of work itself. We have seen surges in virtual and remote work; progression of alternative work arrangements (especially in the gig economy); and an increasingly wide-spread reliance on algorithmic monitoring and control. These changes have exacerbated the tension between the pursuit of individual and organizational interests, exposing the limits of traditional approaches to organizational control, and questioning whether they still reflect contemporary organizational realities. Providing a comprehensive discussion of the multi-disciplinary approaches to organizational control, this book integrates the new and evolving trends in technology, organizations, and society into a reconceptualization of organizational control for twenty-first-century organizations.

This timely Research Handbook explores the functions and systems of organizational control, which are crucial for organizational success. In light of rapid and disruptive change that has eroded established knowledge of best practices, leading scholars assemble new ideas as to how to combat these emerging challenges. Chapters analyze various key research agendas relating to organizational control, including configurational structures, technology, new work environments, and systems for ascending organizational forms. Adopting a transdisciplinary perspective, contributors explore a diverse range of subject areas, such as holistic orientation, multi-outcome emphases, and generative spirit. The Handbook provides valuable insights on the dynamic external environments faced by organizations today, highlighting areas for future research, such as how AI and datafication can be managed to respect human agency and societal legitimacy. The conceptual contributions, exploratory quantitative research, and qualitative case studies presented in this Research Handbook are of great benefit to scholars and students of business, particularly those in the disciplines of management and organizations, management information systems, and managerial accounting.

This comprehensive book provides decision-makers with clarity in navigating business ecosystems.

This comprehensive book provides decision-makers with clarity in navigating business ecosystems. It covers the history and drivers of ecosystem emergence and explores key concepts like complementarity and modularity. Various archetypes, including business, innovation, and platform ecosystems, are examined. The book details the design, set-up, and growth of successful ecosystems, including roles, building strategies, and growth levers.Further sections focus on ecosystem orchestration and participation, emphasizing the balance between engagement depth and breadth, cooperation and competition, trust and control, and openness and closedness. Ecosystem management within firms is addressed, covering leadership, commercial functions, communication, financial planning, risk management, legal compliance, and IT. Insights into assessing ecosystem performance, failure, and competition are provided. The book concludes with a discussion on the future of ecosystem evolution, environmental and social impacts, and how ecosystems are transforming work and management practices. This book is an essential resource for executives in the ecosystem-driven business landscape.

Dieses Buch verschafft Entscheidungsträgern Klarheit bei der Navigation durch Geschäftsökosysteme. Es beleuchtet deren Entstehungsgeschichte, zentrale Treiber sowie Konzepte wie Komplementarität und Modularität. Verschiedene Archetypen, darunter Geschäfts-, Innovations- und Plattformökosysteme, werden analysiert. Zudem beschreibt das Buch die Gestaltung, Einrichtung und das Wachstum erfolgreicher Ökosysteme einschließlich der dabei zu verteilenden Rollen, der zu verfolgenden Strategien und der Wachstumstreiber.Ein weiterer Fokus liegt auf der Orchestrierung von und Beteiligung in Ökosystemen. Dabei werden Themen wie Tiefe und Breite des gewählten Engagements einzelner Unternehmen, Kooperation vs. Wettbewerb, Vertrauen vs. Kontrolle sowie Offenheit behandelt. Auch das Management innerhalb von Unternehmen wird abgedeckt – von Führung und Kommunikation über Finanzplanung und Compliance bis hin zur IT. Darüber hinaus werden Einblicke in Leistungsmessung, Misserfolg und Wettbewerb gegeben.Abschließend diskutiert das Buch die Zukunft von Ökosystemen, ihre Umwelt- und Sozialwirkungen sowie ihre Rolle bei der Transformation von Arbeit und Management.Es ist eine unverzichtbare Ressource für Führungskräfte in einer von Ökosystemen geprägten Geschäftswelt.