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Title
Systems Thinking for Management Consultants : Introducing Holistic Flexibility / Rajneesh Chowdhury.
ISBN
9789811385308 (electronic book)
9811385300 (electronic book)
9811385297
9789811385292
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxiii, 516 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-981-13-8
Call Number
Q295
Dewey Decimal Classification
003
658.4092
Summary
This book discusses how systems thinking and approaches can aid management consultants in navigating the complexities of client advisory in current realities. It thereby brings to the forefront aspects of holism, flexibility and responsibility - the keys to success in todays world. Management consultants are called in to offer an independent expert view of an organisation/ a situation and are expected to address some of the most pressing problems businesses face. The client does not exist in a silo, but in a complex environment that lies at the intersection of a range of internal and external factors that are often unseen and unpredictable. The organisation itself presents an alien territory that the consultant is expected to acclimatise to within a very short period of time, and come up with solutions that "insiders" would not have been able to visualise. The book presents a range of ideas, concepts and reference cases that are relevant and topical for consultants in their daily work. It argues that systems thinking allows holism and flexibility in management consulting – while holism is about the ability to encompass the environmental and organisational complexity, flexibility is about the ability to think creatively and adopt different approaches to accommodate this complexity. With commentaries, case studies, conceptual models and perspectives that cut across multiple industries, sectors and countries, this book is a valuable resource for academics and professionals alike. The books inner pages and its page on Springer.com contain additional comments providing perspectives of clients, industry experts and academia.
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Series
Flexible systems management (Springer (Firm))
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9789811385292
Part 1: SYSTEMS THINKING FOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
Chapter 1. What is Systems Thinking
Chapter 2. Critical Systems Thinking for Holism and Flexibility
Chapter 3. On-ground relevance
Part 2: FRAMEWORKS FOR CONSULTANTS
Chapter 4. Microinsurance and Community Engagement
Chapter 5. Access and Empowerment through electronic Public Health
Chapter 6. Conceptual framework for technology implementation
Part 3: Cases to Ponder
Chapter 7. Healthcare Knowledge Management
Chapter 8. Project Failure
Chapter 9. Organizational Collaboration
Chapter 10. Bracing for the future.
