Life, viability, and the art of keeping one’s balance -- VSM in fifteen minutes - How does a soccer club function? -- The product – core and foundation of the organization -- „Joining and coordinating forces“ – The operational metasystem (part 1) -- “Controlling and Optimizing” -...

Part I: Diagnosing the System Architecture of Organizations -- Part II: Diagnosing the Systemic Governance of Organizations -- Part III: Purpose and Power - Diagnosing Dysfunctionalities in the Organization's Purpose

Introduction -- What are collaboratives? historical trends -- If collaboration is such a good idea, why are collaboratives so hard to manage? -- Case study: wraparound Hawaiʻi -- Case study: the New England ocean science education collaborative (NEOSEC) -- Measuring success in collaborative...

This chapter seeks to elaborate on the concept of complexity theory when applied to destination management, using Mount Rigi (an important recreational and tourism destination in Lucerne, Switzerland) as the focus of the case study. This study supports an alternative view of complexity theory...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Why Do We Talk About Complexity in Management? -- 1.1. Examples of complex and/or innovative projects -- 1.2. Complex systems, rationality and knowledge -- 1.2.1. Outlines of complexity and...

Research and development has always played a strategically important role in the survival and the growth of technology-based firms. R&D is positively linked to company performance measures such as sales, productivity and shareholder returns and in addition to this, facing increased competition,...