| Organisational Design and Leadership: A Systemic Study of Organisational Evolutions and Revolutions and the Role of Leadership 2022 Edition Contributor(s): Hirano, Masaaki (Author) |
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ISBN: 4431551743 ISBN-13: 9784431551744 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2025 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of March 14, 2025 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Negotiating - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Strategic Planning |
| Dewey: 302.35 |
| Series: Translational Systems Sciences |
| Physical Information: 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the organisation is seen as a system, what is being optimized for the organisational system to be viable? Starting from this seemingly na ve question, this book is unique, both academically and practically. First, it analyses and presents organisational changes within a unified framework of phase transition. Drawing upon a rich pool of diverse disciplines such as physics, material sciences, biology, geography, philosophy of science, and theories of organisation and management, organisational change is conceived as a process of optimizing or achieving efficiency in allocation of information-processing load within the system. A resulting model of alternating phases of evolutions and revolutions as required by the interaction between the organisation's internal and external conditions is dogma-free in that the change by itself is no better nor more desirable than the stable state. Second, as the book's model not only describes the mechanism of the organisational phase transition between evolutions and revolutions but also predicts when those switches are likely, from its discussion a comprehensive guideline for organisational management is derived, encompassing both phases of the organisational evolution and revolution. Third, based on the unified model of organisational change, a new role of leadership is presented in the context of the organisation as an artificial system. Here, the ideal leader is not simply a guardian of the established, stable state nor is it an initiator of constant changes but, rather, is a steward or pastor who identifies the need for phase switch based on observation. The leader then facilitates the switching process between the organisational evolution and revolution as required, moving the organisation towards optimal viability. Combining rigorous theoretical reasoning with practical insights, this book is an ideal companion for both researchers and practitioners of organisational management in today's rapidly changing world. |