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Title
Corporate plasticity : how to Change, adapt, and excel / Laurent Chevreux ... [and more] ; illustrations by Tomaž Nečemar.
ISBN
9781430267485 (electronic bk.)
1430267488 (electronic bk.)
1430267496
9781430267492
Published
Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2014.
Distributed
New York, NY : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Language Note
English.
Description
1 online resource (x, 150 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-1-4302-6748-5 doi
Call Number
HD58.8
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.4/06
Summary
This book demonstrates how plasticity--the ability to change, adapt, and excel as the situation requires--enables organizations to break down barriers and collaborate in the pursuit of a common objective, and to reconfigure or rewire themselves to face down challenges or reach ever-stronger competitive positions. Through entertaining stories and astute analysis, it discusses how plasticity's principles--adaptability, flexibility, fluid networks and roles, lofty goals, and innovation, among others--and the set of abilities for plasticity called the Magic 7--purpose, focus, culture, spirit, networking, knowledge and leadership--are used: to achieve operational excellence; to eliminate wasteful efforts, groupthink, and a reliance on cash cows for revenue and profit; to create more vibrant and creative enterprises; to power up innovative thinking and products; and to respond faster and better to market signals. -- Edited summary from book.
Note
Includes index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Digital File Characteristics
text file
PDF
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 28, 2014).
Series
Apress business.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9781430267492
Part1: The Corporate Plasticity Manifesto; The Starting Point; A Postmortem on Classic ManagementScience; The Third Dimension; Does Plasticity Solve It All?; Part 2:Plasticity at Play; ComeTogether: Did The Beatles Deploy Plasticity?; The Miracle on Ice; D-Day; Steam Locomotives; Teleonomy; Arcimboldo; Golden Ratio; Communication of Ants; Public Spaces; The Human Brain; The Roman Military; Rugby; Wikipedia; Oakland Athletics; NATO Forces; Kodak; The European Union; The Conservation Biologist FacingSynthetic Biology; Guns, Germs, and Steel; Pack of Wolves; Orcas; SymphonyOrchestra.
Actorand DirectorHumans; Purpose; Focus; Culture; Spirit; Network; Knowledge; Leadership; Part 3:The Way Forward; CaseStudies; CaseStudy 1: Changi Airport; CaseStudy 2: SpaceX; CaseStudy 3: Din Tai Fung; Index; About the Authors; Other Apress Business Titles You Will Find Useful.
