Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and LeadershipWiley, 2003 M08 27 - 483 pages Become a More Versatile Manager and a More Artistic Leader In this third edition of their best-selling classic, authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal explain the powerful tool of "reframing." The authors have distilled the organizational literature into a comprehensive approach for looking at situations from more than one angle. Their four frames view organizations as factories, families, jungles, and theaters or temples:
The core of the book is reframing, a tool for finding new opportunities and options in confusing and troubling organizational situations. The authors show how multiple frames give leaders an edge in decoding organizational complexity. The new edition highlights current developments in organizational and leadership research. It presents new case examples from organizations such as eBay, Enron, Harley-Davidson, the New York City Fire Department, and the U.S. Marine Corps. The book also introduces "Organizational Theory’s Greatest Hits," text boxes that ground the book in the most influential scholarly work. The new edition also offers a rich mix of geographic, cultural, and gender diversity throughout. Includes on-line instructor’s guide available at www.wiley.com/college/bolman |
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... rules and regulations typically leads to bureau- cratic rigidity . Rules inhibit freedom and flexibility , stifle initiative , and generate oceans of red tape . Could Enron have achieved its status as America's most innovative company ...
... Rules and Policies Rules , policies , standards , and standard operating procedures limit discretion and help ensure predictability and uniformity . Rules govern conditions of work and specify stan- processes for carrying out tasks ...
... rules that are mutually understood and accepted ? ( In poker , for example , everyone understands that bluffing is part of the game . ) 2. Are you comfortable discussing and defending your action ? ( Would you want your colleagues and ...
Contents
MAKING SENSE OF ORGANIZATIONS | 1 |
Conclusion | 18 |
Common Fallacies in Organizational Diagnosis | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman,Terrence E. Deal Limited preview - 2013 |
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman,Terrence E. Deal Limited preview - 2003 |
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman,Terrence E. Deal No preview available - 2013 |