Complexity & Paradox-Strategy 03. 06 (Expressexec Series)

Description:
A fast track route to mastering and managing corporate vision. This book covers the fundamentals of complexity, from encouraging iconoclastic behavior and setting up formal complexity training to using scenarios and gathering intelligence. It includes examples and lessons from some of the world's most sophisticated businesses, including Microsoft, and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including H. Igor Ansoff, Richard A D'Aveni and Peter Schwartz. It includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide. 'ExpressExec' is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice. Each book gives you the key concepts behind the subject and the techniques to implement the ideas effectively, together with lessons from benchmark companies and ideas from the world's smartest thinkers. 'ExpressExec' is organised into ten core subject areas making it easy to find the information you need: Innovation; Enterprise; Strategy; Marketing; Finance; Operations and Technology; Organizations; Leading; People; and Life and Work. 'ExpressExec' is a perfect learning solution for people who need to master the latest business thinking and practice quickly.

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Express Exec Introduction to Complexity and Paradox Complexity Theory: Key Terms and Definitions The Evolution of Complexity and Chaos Thinking The E--Dimension: Complexity The Global Dimension The State of the Art In Practice: Case Studies Key Concepts and Thinkers Resources Ten Steps to Making Complexity Work Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Index

Author Biography:
DR JIM UNDERWOOD is a strategist and professor and lives in Irving, Texas. His consulting practice includes a number of major international firms. He is the author of Thriving In E--Chaos and co--authored The Significance Principle. He also writes for a number of magazines and journals.