Managing Complexity in Global OrganizationsISBN: 978-0-470-51072-8
Paperback
312 pages
May 2007
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This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge - how
to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global organizations face a
complex decision-making environment. On one side, diversity of
cultures, customers, competitors and regulations creates
complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding
countries to extract more synergies across products and regions. In
such a climate, a new way of thinking, acting and organizing is
needed beyond the familiar ‘control’ mindset.
Drawing together insights from across the expert faculty, Managing Complexity in the Global Organization presents IMD’s framework on how to understand complexity and its four key drivers (diversity; interdependence; ambiguity and flux), along with solutions on specific issues in a variety of functions, industries and markets. The focus is on providing practical solutions based on real-life examples.