Systems Architecting of Organizations: Why Eagles Can't Swim Contributor(s): Rechtin, Eberhardt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0849381401 ISBN-13: 9780849381409 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Systems Architecting of Organizations: Why Eagles Can't Swim does not just describe business strengths and weaknesses. First it identifies potential weaknesses, then offers guidelines and insights to address them. Its approach is architectural and heuristic. Second, this book is about maintaining success in a dynamic world, not about achieving it in a static one; few are clear on what to do and not to do in the face of major change. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Leadership - Business & Economics | Structural Adjustment - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
Dewey: 658.4 |
LCCN: 99026157 |
Series: Systems Engineering Series |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.20 lbs) 280 pages |
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Publisher Description: The most difficult questions facing organizations today do not have scientifically or mathematically provable solutions. Many answers that do exist depend upon time and circumstance. Systems Architecting of Organizations: Why Eagles Can't Swim tackles a very difficult dilemma: how do even highly respected organizations maintain their vaunted excellence, accommodate the new world of global communications, transportation, economics and multinational security, and still survive against stiff competition already in place? As they are finding out, depending upon the circumstances, the demands of excellence on the one hand, and of change on the other, can be cruelly irreconcilable.This book does not just describe business strengths and weaknesses. First, it identifies potential weaknesses, then offers guidelines and insights to address them. Its approach is architectural and heuristic. Second, this book is about maintaining success in a dynamic world, not about achieving it in a static one; few are clear on what to do and not to do in the face of major change. Systems Architecting of Organizations: Why Eagles Can't Swim helps professionals gain new perspectives when reviewing their own organizations and to see problems and opportunities previously not apparent. Features |