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Corporate Policy and Governance : How Organizations Self-Organize

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag GmbH, 2011Edition: 1. AuflDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (356 S.)ISBN:
  • 9783593411545
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783593430133 | 9783593395456 | 9783593411347 | 9783593419480 | Erscheint auch als: 9783593430133978359339545697835934113479783593419480 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 650
  • 346.430666 658.42
RVK: RVK: QP 341LOC classification:
  • HD2741 .M225 2011
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Contents:
Contents; What This Is All About; Concept and Logic of the Series Management: Mastering Complexity; What Readers Need to Understand in Order to Understand this Book; Part I: From Organization to Self-Organization; Chapter 1: Manifesto for Corporate REvolution; The REvolutionary Transformation; Categorical Change - Change of Categories; Will the Company Survive?; From Money to Knowledge: Will There Still Be Shareholder Meetings?; From Knowledge to Insight: Mundus Novus; Right Corporate Policy is Systems Policy; Management in the Age of Complexity; Systemic Corporate Policy
Systems Logic and Subject-Related IssuesEffective Master Controls; Issue Policy vs. Systems Policy; Corporate Policy, Systems Policy, Governance; Remaining Blind for System-Immanent Natural Forces; Chapter 2: Work Plan for Cybernetic Corporate Policy; Roadmap to a Cybernetic Corporate Policy; Orientation in the General Management Context; Chapter 3: Hypotheses; Chapter 4: Terminology; Part II: New Times - New Management; Chapter 1: Constants through Change: Invariance, Self-Organization, Evolution; Safe Landmarks at the Top Level; Master Control, Cybernetics, and Governance
Two Kinds of Systems - Two Kinds of ManagementChapter 2: Prototypes of System and Self-Organization; System Prototype: Water; Self-Organization Prototype: Traffic Circle; Chapter 3: Master Control through Corporate Policy; What Corporate Policy Is; The Core of Functioning; Misconceived Pragmatism; Examples of Complexity-Compatible Corporate Policy; True Leadership and "Great Man Fantasies"; Corporate Policy and Solid System Work; Noncommittal, Overregulation, Openness, Universal Validity; Ethics and Morality; What Should Be Regulated?
Chapter 4: Navigating in Complexity - Models for Overview, Insight, and PerspectiveBrain-Like Models; World - System - Model - Concept; The Model as a Thinking Tool; Realization and Understanding by Means of Regulation Models; Knowing What the Talk Is About: The Babylon Syndrome; Like a Brain: Operations Room - Management GPS; Three Purpose-Oriented Models; Basic Model for Corporate Policy; Farewell to Hierarchy: Embedding Replaces Ranking; Recursive Logic for Cybernetic Systems; Specialists, Generalists, Specialists for General Subjects; Three Subconcepts for Master Control
The Best Media for Master ControlPart III: Instructions for Self-Organization; Chapter 1: What the Organization Should Do: The Business Concept; The Purpose of the Organization; The Business Mission; Performance of the Institution: The Cockpit; REvolutionizing Corporate Control through CPC towards Brain-Like Processes; The Cybernetic Power of Purpose and Mission; Chapter 2: Where the Organization Has to Function: the Environment Concept; What Needs to be Considered? A Common Topographical Map; The Master Control Model for the Environment; Master Controls for the Environment Model
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Contents What This Is All About 13 Concept and Logic of the Series Management: Mastering Complexity 16 Foundations 16 Connections 18 Possibilities and Limits 18 What Readers Need to Understand in Order to Understand this Book 22 Success Programming Its Own Failure 23 When Thinking Fails to Grow With Practice? 24 Problems and Systems 25 Old and New Sources 26 Cybernetics as a Source of Relevant Insight 27 Two Leaps of Evolution 27 Taking Advantage of Complexity 28 Right Management Is Cybernetic Management 30 Part I From Organization to SelfOrganization 31 1.Manifesto for Corporate REvolution 33 The REvolutionary Transformation 33 Categorical Change - Change of Categories 34 Will the Company Survive? 35 From Money to Knowledge: Will There Still Be Shareholder Meetings? 35 From Knowledge to Insight: Mundus Novus 36 Right Corporate Policy is Systems Policy 37 Management in the Age of Complexity 38 Systemic Corporate Policy 39 Systems Logic and Subject-Related Issues 40 Effective Master Controls 41 Issue Policy vs. Systems Policy 42 Corporate Policy, Systems Policy, Governance 43 Remaining Blind for System-Immanent Natural Forces 44 2.Work Plan for Cybernetic Corporate Policy 47 Roadmap to a Cybernetic Corporate Policy 47 Orientation in the General Management Context 52 3.Hypotheses 54 4.Terminology 56 Part II New Times - New Management 61 1.Constants through Change: Invariance, Self-Organization, Evolution 63 Safe Landmarks at the Top Level 63 Master Control, Cybernetics, and Governance 71 Two Kinds of Systems - Two Kinds of Management 78 2.Prototypes of System and Self-Organization 89 System Prototype: Water 89 Self-Organization Prototype: Traffic Circle 91 3.Master Control through Corporate Policy 93 What Corporate Policy Is 94 The Core of Functioning 95 Misconceived Pragmatism 96 Examples of Complexity-Compatible Corporate Policy 98 True Leadership and "Great Man Fantasies" 100 Corporate Policy and Solid System Work 101 Noncommittal Nature, Overregulation, Openness, Universal Validity 105 Ethics and Morality 108 What Should Be Regulated? 110 4.Navigating in Complexity - Models for Overview, Insight, and Perspective 111 Brain-Like Models 111 World - System - Model - Concept 113 The Model as a Thinking Tool 115 Realization and Understanding by Means of Regulation Models 116 Knowing What the Talk Is About: The Babylon Syndrome 119 Like a Brain: Operations Room - Management GPS 120 Three Purpose-Oriented Models 122 Basic Model for Corporate Policy 123 Farewell to Hierarchy: Embedding Replaces Ranking 125 Recursive Logic for Cybernetic Systems 129 Specialists, Generalists, Specialists for General Subjects 131 Three Subconcepts for Master Control 132 The Best Media for Master Control 134 Part III Instructions for SelfOrganization 137 1.What the Organization Should Do: The Business Concept 139 The Purpose of the Organization 140 The Business Mission 159 Performance of the Institution: The Cockpit 167 REvolutionizing Corporate Control through CPC towards Brain-Like Processes 177 The Cybernetic Power of Purpose and Mission 185 2.Where the Organization Has to Function: The Environment Concept 188 What Needs to be Considered? A Common Topographical Map 189 The Master Control Model for the Environment 194 Master Controls for the Environment Model 201 Categorical Change 217 3.How and With What the Organization Should Function: The Management Concept 221 The Same Management Everywhere and for All 222 Tapping the Performance Potential 223 Inducing Self-Organization 224 Management Models for Master Control 225 The General Management Model 226 The Standard Model of Effectiveness - or "Management Wheel" 228 The Integrated Management System (IMS) 232 Navigation instead of Documentation 237 An Overview of the Master Control "Management Concept" 238 Implementing Corporate Policy: Order is Law times Application 239 Management Training and Development: Return on Management Education 241 Management Education is Critical for Success 242 Charts of the Malik Management System (MMS) 244 Part IV Sovereignty and Leadership through Master Control 251 1.Order, Time, Peace 253 Their Working Conditions: Proliferating Complexity 254 Their Task: Total System Master Control 255 Their Challenge: Change Leaders 255 Their Choice: Making Use of Complexity 257 Their Conflict: Categorical Change 257 2.Top-Management Frame of Reference for Change Leaders 259 In the Cross-Hairs of Total System Control 259 The Future is Created Now - Or It Has Been Missed 261 3.Mastering the Master Controls - Source of Leadership 267 Master Control through Corporate Policy 267 Master Control through Corporate Modes 269 Master Control through Corporate Issues 272 4.A Look Forward - Current Top Management Issues 274 Informing and "Educating" Shareholders and Representatives of the Financial Sector 274 What is Profit? What is Wealth? 275 Entrepreneurship and Top Management 276 The Importance of Knowledge 276 Thinking through the Strengths 277 Developing Top Performers 277 What is a Functioning Society? 278 What Is the Meaning of Responsibility? 278 Top Managers´ Compensation 279 5.The Crisis of Top Executive Bodies and Their REvolution 280 Lack of Theory for Top Management Structures 280 Will Formation Works Differently Today 281 Breeding Ground for Conspiracy Theories 282 Why Traditional Corporate Governance Is Not Enough 283 6.REvolution: From Chief Executive Officer to Master Control Function 285 Supercontrol instead of Superperson 285 Total System Master Control Function 286 Functioning instead of Personifying 291 7.Top Management Teams 295 Three Prerequisites 295 Six Rules 297 8.Master Controls for Leadership 300 What Distinguishes Leaders 301 Leadership Arises - From a Situation 302 Master Controls for True Leadership 302 Charisma? 308 9.Heuristics for Winners: The Logic of Succeeding 310 Principles for Assessing the Situation 312 Principles for the Ability to Direct and Relate 315 Principle of Proximity to Information 320 Principles for the Power of Conviction 322 Epilogue 324 Appendix 327 The Malik Management System And Its Users 329 Designations and Identities 330 History of Development 330 Applications and Effects 331 Autonomy for Management and Managers 332 Modularity and Interfaces 333 A Management System for Self-Thinkers 334 Potential for Success Increasing With Qualification 334 Self-Motivation for Self-Developers 335 Care versus Kudos 336 Authors and Acknowledgments 337 About the Author 338 Literature 340 Index 346
Summary: Fredmund Malik has become the leading analyst of, and expert on Management in Europe (…). He is a commanding figure - in theory as well as in the practice of Management. Peter Drucker Man-made organizations such as businesses and other societal institutions can function autodynamically, in the same way as modern technology steers, regulates and controls itself. With this book, Fredmund Malik offers insight into his cybernetic toolkit, along with instructions for its use. General systems policy and master controls are the key functions of future corporate policy and corporate governance. Fredmund Malik shows how organizations have to be organized so they can subsequently organize themselves. With this book series he presents his cybernetic general management system for the age of complexity. "With this book, Malik lives up to his reputation as a mastermind." Financial Times DeutschlandPPN: PPN: 1651061505Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-73-CVB11 | ZDB-73-CVA | ZDB-73-CVB
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