Corporation on a Tightrope
Balancing Leadership, Governance, and Technology in an Age of Complexity
Beverly Goldberg author John G Sifonis author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:5th Dec '96
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Modern business firms face a complex array of problems that result from rapid changes in their competitive environment, and the exponential growth of new technologies. This book recognizes that reality and finds answers to these problems in the new science of complexity. The authors show how small changes in leadership, governance, and technology can have enormous consequences in an organization. They also argue that there is no quick fix to organizational problems -- that no one solution will work for all firms. Posing seven principles for organizational success, the authors explain how their ideas apply to a range of business challenges, including ethical conduct, management systems, new organizational forms, networks that are changing the way work gets done, the impact of new technologies, and the kinds of leaders who will be required to manage the new organizations.
"Concepts drawn from the life sciences and the developing sciences of complexity seem destined to find uses in the business world. Corporation on a Tightrope provides a coherent and lively beginning for this important discussion. It deserves a wide readership."--Stuart Kauffman, a member of the Sante Fe Institute and author of At Home in the Universe
"Corporation on a Tightrope is a rich compendium of some of the most interesting and useful insights about organizations and their leadership. It's a guide to the twenty-first century and addresses the question of how organizations and leaders must respond to the complexity, connectivity, and changes now unfolding. Miss reading this at your own peril."--Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, USC, and author of On Becoming a Leader and An Invented Life
"Corporation on a Tightrope presents unique insights into how modern concepts of leadership and organization can be fitted together, how understanding within the company can be developed and attitudes changed. This important and readable book provides new and practical ways to achieve success in today's global economy."--P. Michael Pitfield, Vice Chairman, Power Corporation of Canada
"Sifonis and Goldberg have done a masterful job of putting into perspective some of the most daunting challenges facing leaders and managers in today's highly complex, dynamic, and fluid business environment.... The "Principles of Balance" developed by the authors based on their research and experiences are compellingly logical and should be embraced by everyone who seeks to attain success through corporate organizations."--Mark L. Hazelwood, President & C.E.O., ARCO Pipe Line Company
"Corporation on a Tightrope is a restructuring 'cookbook,' one that should be required reading for the chief engineer for change in every business. The increasingly competitive global marketplace of today and the foreseeable future demands flexibility and responsive, decisive strategies. The lessons of success presented in this book can help the visionaries of today to be the leaders of tomorrow."--Charles F. Goff, Chairman & C.E.O., Destec Energy, Inc.
Readable and relevant. - Long Range Planning. Vol 31 April 1998.
ISBN: 9780195093254
Dimensions: 243mm x 165mm x 29mm
Weight: 622g
336 pages