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Becoming agile : how the SEAM approach to management builds adaptability
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An in-depth example of The Agility Factor in action Becoming Agile: How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptability illustrates the process of becoming an agile organization. Reflecting the...
An in-depth example of The Agility Factor in action Becoming Agile: How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptability illustrates the process of becoming an agile organization. Reflecting the principles presented in The Agility Factor, readers are taken on a real-world journey of transformation and change. This short-format case study of the French company Brioche Pasquier highlights how one organization successfully implemented the principles of agility using the socio-economic approach to management, detailing each step of the process and describing how every decision brought the goal
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- Creator
- Christopher G. Worley [and three others]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Hoboken, New Jersey : Jossey-Bass, 2015
- ©2015
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (188 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781119011675, 9781119011682, 9781119011668, 1119011663, 1119011671, 111901168X, 1119182352, 9781119182351
- OCLC
- ocn910802678
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- English
- BECOMING AGILE; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 One Vision, Two Perspectives: Agility and the Socio-Economic Organization; Purpose of the Book; Agility and Performance; The Ecological Perspective; The Transformation Perspective; The Dynamic Capabilities/Learning Perspective; A Socio-Economic Theory of Organizations; The TFW Virus in Organizations; Combatting the TFW Virus; Overview of the Book; References; 2 The Beginnings of Agility at Brioche Pasquier; BPG and the SEAM Methodology; The Initial Improvement Process at BPG; The Diagnostic Process
- Action Planning and ImplementationEvaluating the Initial Intervention; BPG's Agility; The Outcomes Standard; The Organization Standard; References; 3 The Brioche Pasquier Group Goes Global; Chapter Overview; Act 1: Internationalizing the Sales Function; Act 2: From International Sales to International Production; The Recondo Acquisition in Spain; The Brescia Acquisition in Italy; Common Difficulties in the Recondo and Brescia Acquisitions; Recovering from Difficulties; Act 3: From International to Global; United Kingdom (UK); United States (USA); Summary; Assessing BPG's Agility
- BPG's Sustained Performance and ChangesBPG's Agile Routines; Summary; References; 4 Implementing Agility and SEAM: Recommendations and Implications; A Comparison and Integration of Agility and SEAM; An Agility Implementation Framework; Strategize First; Lay the Foundation; Lead the Development of Agile Routines; Reflections on Becoming Agile; The Power of the Hidden Cost Concept; The Advantages of Patience Over Aggressive Growth; Conclusion; References; About the Authors; The Research Sponsor Organizations; The Center for Effective Organizations (CEO)
- The Institute for Socio-Economic Organization Research (ISEOR)The Center for Leadership and Effective Organizations (CLEO); Index; EULA