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Self-Organizing Conversation as an Invitation to Serendipity

Self-Organizing Conversation as an Invitation to Serendipity

In a relentlessly changing world, self-organizing conversation can enable learning, adaptation, influence, and co-evolution for the firm.

By Stephen R. Axley, PhD
Entrepreneurship / Innovation, Information Management/Technology (IT)
Editorial: Systems Thinking

Editorial: Systems Thinking

To stay ahead of the curve, if not just afloat, businesses must understand how to create new value from multiple divisions and perspectives.

By Mark Chun, PhD
Editorials
Improvisation as a Way of Dealing with Ambiguity and Complexity

Improvisation as a Way of Dealing with Ambiguity and Complexity

Work is becoming less formalized, more complex, and more improvisational.

By Stephen A. Leybourne, PhD
Organizational Behavior
Recognizing Organizational Culture in Managing Change

Recognizing Organizational Culture in Managing Change

The purpose of this article is to examine how organizational culture influences the likelihood of success for change strategies, and to provide tools for the reader to apply within his or her organization.

By Mark Mallinger, PhD, Don Goodwin, MBA and Tetsuya O’Hara, MBA
Organizational Behavior
Discovering Leadership Potential

Discovering Leadership Potential

Firms need to develop “Authentic Visionary Leaders” by using the Leadership Style Inventory (LSI) and matching the results with specific job requirements.

By Richard Mann, PhD, V. Seshan, PhD and Connie James, PhD
Leadership
Organizational Design and Implementation

Organizational Design and Implementation

Authors share a procedure that frequently maximizes the effectiveness of an organizational change effort, which ultimately leads to a better organizational design.

By Diane Beakey, PhD, Kathleen Wells Webster and Jackie Rubin, PhD
Operations Management
Emotional Dynamism: Playing the Music of Leadership

Emotional Dynamism: Playing the Music of Leadership

This article introduces the idea of Emotional Dynamism-a new framework for understanding how a leader can leverage the power of emotions.

By Terri D. Egan, PhD and Ann Feyerherm, PhD
Leadership
Gratitude at Work

Gratitude at Work

Gratitude is not just a “feel good” emotion when it comes to organizational life. It can benefit an organization in many ways.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Organizational Behavior
The Positive Psychology Approach to Goal Management

The Positive Psychology Approach to Goal Management

Positive Psychology provides guidance to help leaders more effectively manage goals by focusing on such factors as personal values, persistence, and confidence.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Management
Managing Resistance to Change

Managing Resistance to Change

Dr. W. Scott Sherman addresses the issues involved in managing strategic change and understanding resistance to change.

By Graziadio Business Review
Organizational Behavior
Using Conflict to Your Advantage

Using Conflict to Your Advantage

Embracing conflict in groups is necessary for effective team dynamics and improved performance.

By Teri C. Tompkins, PhD and Kathryn S. Rogers, PhD
Organizational Behavior

Communicating Your Strategy

The best strategic plans in the world are not likely to be successful if they are not effectively communicated to those who must implement them: the employees.

By Jake Laban, MBA and Jack C. Green, PhD
Strategy
Consolidate All IT?

Consolidate All IT?

Many technology people currently report to a business unit rather than a department. How do you decide whether to bring them back under direct IT control?

By Russell Aebig, MBA and Ann Feyerherm, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Managing Innovation through Corporate Venturing

New organizational models can help a firm commercialize ideas that would otherwise languish.

By Charles A. Morrissey, PhD
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Conversation with Raytheon's Daniel Burhnam

Conversation with Raytheon’s Daniel Burhnam

Daniel P. Burnham, Chairman and CEO of the Raytheon Company, discusses 360-degree input as a means of setting realistic goals.

By Dr. Robert M. Fulmer
Interviews
To Join or Not To Join..?

To Join or Not To Join..?

What criteria should drive your decision on whether to accept the invitation to serve on the board of directors of a local nonprofit organization?

By Jack C. Green, PhD, Thomas J. Dudley, DBA and Farzin Madjidi, EdD
Decision Sciences, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Work-Life Balance

Maximize Business Achievement

Does your organization have performance-based goals and rewards in place for every member?

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
E-Commerce & Taxation

E-Commerce & Taxation

Background information on the issues involved in electronic commerce and a discussion of the three basic options available for consideration.

By Philip Romero and James Wilburn, PhD
Information Management/Technology (IT)

Conversation with Countrywide Credit Industries’ Angelo Mozilo

A discussion of the innovative approaches used to make Countrywide the largest independent mortgage banking company in the U.S.

By Charles J. McPeak, MBA, CPA
Interviews
The Human Realities of Corporate Downsizing

The Human Realities of Corporate Downsizing

Downsizing typically leads to a widespread lack of commitment but can also bring new energy and enthusiasm which often go unrecognized.

By Wayne L. Strom, PhD
Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Pepperdine | Graziadio Business School

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