Enhancing Organizational Performance

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Size: 304 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1997

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Daniel Druckman, Jerome E. Singer, and Harold Van Cott, Editors; Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary	1-10	(skim)
1 Organizational Change and Redesign	11-38	(skim)
2 Techniques for Making Organizations Effective	39-64	(skim)
3 Organizational Culture	65-96	(skim)
4 Developing Leaders	97-119	(skim)
5: Interorganizational Relations	120-150	(skim)
6: New Military Missions	151-165	(skim)
7: Conflict Management Training for Changing Missions	166-210	(skim)
References	211-252	(skim)
Appendix A: Military Organizational Characteristics	253-265	(skim)
Appendix B: Committee Activites	266-268	(skim)
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches	269-274	(skim)
Index	275-284	(skim)

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This book reviews current approaches to organizational change--total quality management, reengineering, downsizing, and conflict management--in terms of how they affect organizations and people and how performance improvements can be measured. New alternative organization structures are examined, as well as the impact of new technologies. The volume also reviews techniques for developing leadership skills and suggests competencies that will be required for globalization and other trends.

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