Diagnostic Expertise In Organizational Environments

Author : Mark W. Wiggins
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 131715150X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diagnostic Expertise in Organizational Environments written by Mark W. Wiggins and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnostic Expertise in Organizational Environments provides a state-of-the-art foundation for a new paradigm in expertise research and practice. Skilled diagnosis is essential for accurate and efficient performance across a range of organizational contexts, including aviation, finance, rail, forensic investigation, firefighting, and medicine. However, it is also a complex process, subject to the abilities and experience of individual operators, the culture and practices of organizations, the relationships between operators, and the availability and usefulness of technology. As a consequence, diagnostic skills can be difficult to learn, maintain, and evaluate. This volume is a comprehensive approach that examines diagnostic expertise at the level of the individual practitioner, in the social context, and at the organizational level. The chapter authors comprise both academics and highly skilled practitioners so that there is a clear transition from understanding the problem of diagnostic skills to the implementation of solutions, either through redesign, training, and/or selection. It will appeal to those academics and practitioners interested and involved in this field and also prove useful to students of psychology, cognitive science education and/or computer interaction.

Author : Richard M. Burton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468400215
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Organizational Diagnosis and Design written by Richard M. Burton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique set of complementary hands-on tools for learning about and applying a deeper and practical theory for diagnosis and design. This edition has been significantly updated and rewritten to make it easier to read.

Author : Felix M. Edoho
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031309554X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Management Challenges for Africa in the Twenty-First Century written by Felix M. Edoho and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edoho and his contributors examine the management challenges facing African governments and businesses on the eve of a new millennium. As the authors make clear, Africa's future is defined by how Africa does in the 21st century. For Africa, a major challenge is how to effectively and efficiently manage its vast wealth. Africa is not poor because it is poor—it is poor because it cannot manage its development process. The shortages of managerial knowledge, skills, and talents are pervasive. Consequently, the region lacks the ability to organize production and run operations effectively and efficiently. The task of developing managerial manpower in Africa is not only imperative, it is urgent. After outlining theoretical and applied perspectives on management, the volume examines the public and private sector planning and management. It then explores the globalization of management technology, provides case studies of African management dilemmas, looks at management ethics and morality, and concludes with an analysis of the role of management in African national development. As the authors make clear, abundant resources will not of themselves usher in an African economic renaissance. Africa needs skills to identify and analyze its resources, to undertake investment, and to establish and run all kinds of organizations. Until Africa develops its indigenous managerial talents, development will continue to be elusive, and the process traumatizing. An important resource for scholars, students, and policy makers involved with African economic development.

Author : Michael I. Harrison
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483389537
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diagnosing Organizations written by Michael I. Harrison and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2004-09-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition of the bestselling Diagnosing Organizations shows how consultants and applied researchers can help decision makers quickly and flexibly diagnose problems and challenges and decide how to deal with them. This thoroughly revised edition can help practitioners of diagnosis directly address concerns that are critical to clients, rather than just provide feedback on current conditions and operations. In an authoritative yet readable fashion, author Michael I. Harrison presents updated treatments of the uses of diagnosis, evaluating organizational effectiveness, improving team performance, planning organization redesign projects, and assessing organization-environment relations and competitive strategy. Also treated are the politics of change management, professional dilemmas, and ethical issues confronting practitioners.

Author : Judith R. Gordon
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Diagnostic Approach to Organizational Behavior written by Judith R. Gordon and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1991 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Michael Harrison
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452212848
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment written by Michael Harrison and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1998-07-23 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment presents sharp-image diagnosis, a distinctive approach to organizational consultation and planned change, that reflects current research and theorizing about organizational change and effectiveness. The authors draw on multiple analytical frames to produce empirically grounded models of sources of ineffectiveness and forces for change, showing how consultants, managers, and applied researchers can break free of unproductive practices and ways of thinking to avoid uncritical adoption of management fads. They offer workable solutions to critical problems and demonstrate ways to meet organizational challenges like market downturns, technological change, and alliances with other organizations. Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment covers diagnosis and assessment of work groups, organizations, and whole systems. This volume develops analytical approaches for problem solving and strategy formation in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Diagnosis of public policy issues, like assessments of the effectiveness of health systems, is also addressed. Many of the models and techniques contribute to assessing the changing nature of the workplace, examining organizational decline and other life-cycle transitions; gendering; change and diversity in organizational culture and in workforce composition; the spread of new forms of work organization, including teams, flat hierarchies, and networks; new uses of information technology; and mergers and alliances among organizations. Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment will be invaluable to advanced students, consultants, and applied behavioral scientists in social sciences, management, social work, organizational and industrial psychology, organizational sociology, nursing, and public administration.

Author : Christopher G. Worley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118847059
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessing Organization Agility written by Christopher G. Worley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-depth agility evaluation for a more efficient response to change Assessing Organization Agility provides a clear, concise roadmap to improved implementation of change. Written by two organizational researchers at USC's Center for Effective Organizations and a management consultant with Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), this book provides the means for assessing an organization's agility and formulating an improvement plan. Beginning with a discussion about the meaning of "agility," the authors enumerate the various contributing factors that affect how quickly an organization responds to change, and the efficiency of the response. An agility survey shows readers how their own organization compares in terms of both perception and implementation, allowing the formulation of an "Agility Profile" that can point out strengths while highlighting areas in need of improvement. Case studies demonstrate the real-world impact of effective agility strategy, and example scenarios illustrate improved responses by each agility "type." Eighty percent of large-scale organizations fail to meet their objectives, and poor agility is often to blame. Organizations respond to changes in the marketplace, economy, and society by implementing changes in their processes and procedures, but planning and implementing change takes time. During that time, the context of the initial decision frequently evolves, leaving the organization one step behind. Agility is the ability to quickly implement change without sacrificing strategy, and Assessing Organization Agility helps readers to: Discover the organizational/operational factors that contribute to agility Assess current agility from all perspectives, highlighting areas for improvement Implement processes and procedures that streamline change events Maintain forward trajectory with adjustments to strategy and implementation The current pace of technical, competitive, and environmental change is faster than ever before, and response requirements are far more complex and sophisticated. In this turbulent environment, agility can mean the difference between success and stagnation. Assessing Organization Agility asks the questions and provides the answers that lead to better organizational reflex and more effective response.

Author : Richard Swanson
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1576755304
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Analysis for Improving Performance written by Richard Swanson and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporations spend millions of dollars on performance improvement, employee training and development, work system redesign, and other organizational improvement efforts. Much of this money is wasted because the preliminary analysis and diagnosis has not been done to link these programs to an organization's real business needs, goals, and processes. The truth is that in order for any performance improvement effort to add value to the organization, deep analysis is required. Analysis for Improving Performance details a systematic approach for doing the rigorous preparatory analysis that is vital to shaping and developing successful performance improvement efforts. Richard A. Swanson's methods enable program developers and managers to define clear objectives, assess existing systems and missions, analyze worker knowledge and expertise, define desired performance and evaluation standards, and develop a performance improvement plan that will meet the desired performance goals. This new edition has been extensively revised throughout and presents expanded concepts and updated cases, as well as a new chapter on documenting and improving work processes and documenting process-referenced tasks. Written for take-charge managers, performance improvement specialists, and workers wanting to improve their organizations, Analysis for Improving Performance provides “real-world” knowledge, tools, examples, graphics, and exercises aimed at developing your expertise in diagnosing organizational performance and documenting workplace expertise—the keys to long-term organizational success. In short, it is a complete guide to ensuring that the time, money, and effort you invest in organizational development are well spent.

Author : Judith R. Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Behavior written by Judith R. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Organizational Behavior, Human Relations, and Industrial Psychology. By adopting a diagnostic approach, this text encourages students and managers to describe situations completely, diagnose the organizational behavior, prescribe the best practices or most appropriate behavior for given organizational situations, and then act effectively in those situations. Each chapters introductory scenario describes a real-world situation. End-of-chapter activities and end-of-part cases give students the opportunity to practice their diagnostic and action skills. *NEW- This edition reflects the most current thinking in the field of Organizational Behavior. With new or expanded coverage of: additional competencies required by managers, organizations of the new millennium, key forces that shape industry, women, minorities, older, and physically-challenged workers, broadbanding and competency based pay systems, electronic group decision making, virtual teams, multinational teams, and managing in a dot-com, global workplace. *Managers Preview at the beginning of each chapter. Highlights key action areas, which link to the Managers Diagnostic Review at the end of the chapter. *Ma

Author : Richard M. Burton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402076855
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Organizational Diagnosis and Design written by Richard M. Burton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique set of complementary hands-on tools for learning about and applying a deeper and practical theory for diagnosis and design. This edition has been significantly updated and rewritten to make it easier to read.