| Multimethodology: Towards Theory and Practice and Mixing and Matching Methodologies Contributor(s): Mingers (Author), Gill, Anthony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0471974900 ISBN-13: 9780471974901 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $162.31 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Business ideas such as continuous improvement, innovative use of IT, competitive advantage, supply chain management, bench-marking and team-based working are forcing managers and workers to be more reflective about the business processes that they are engaged in. This reflection includes the need for enhanced communications between organizational members sharing mental models that are inherently more complex than two-by-two matrices. However, we all have different mental models of the world around us. This adds to the mess that organizations have to manage. No method or methodology in any discipline is able to offer a complete view of the complexities facing organizations. Each may offer a snapshot that provides insights that are useful for reflection and action. This book proposes that using two or more management science methodologies in the same intervention is likely to produce a richer picture for seeing and understanding the complex web of relationships and interconnectivities which is likely to lead to better decision taking by managers and workers. This is what is meant by multimethodology. In conclusion, the book explores several theoretical and philosophical perspectives on combining methodologies from different paradigms, as well as presenting many actual examples from practice. It will appeal to managers, consultants and researchers anyone who cares to think about increasing efficiency and effectiveness in organizations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Management Science |
| Dewey: 658.5 |
| LCCN: 97009288 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.29" W x 9.38" (1.70 lbs) 458 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Keine Methodologie einer einzelnen Disziplin ist in der Lage, ein umfassendes Bild der komplexen Zusammenhange zu geben, denen Organisationen gegenuberstehen. Die Autoren dieses Buches vertreten die Ansicht, da? man durch simultane Anwendung mehrerer wissenschaftlicher Methoden des Managements zu besserem Verstandnis des komplizierten Beziehungsgefuges eines Unternehmens gelangen kann, was Managern und Mitarbeitern die Entscheidungsfindung erleichtert. |
