Managing Large Systems : Organizations for the Future

ISBN-13: 9781560006428 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 362 str.

Leonard R. Sayles; Margaret K. Chandler

Opis

Managing Large Systems examines a wide range of human, organizational, and managerial challenges associated with large systems. Special attention is given to the behavioral relationships among scientists and engineers, business and technical managers, sponsor organizations and their contractors, business and government offi cials, and line and functional managers.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION, FOREWORD by James E. Webb, PREFACE, 1 The New Organization: From Here to Tranquility, 2 The Planning Function for New Technologies, 3 Scientists in Planning, 4 Sponsor and Satellite: The Prince of Dependency, 5 Inducing Excellence: The Self-Forcing, Self-Enforcing System, 6 Achieving Excellence in the International Project, 7 From Development to Operations: Relationships with User Organizations, 8 Designing the internal Structure of the Sponsor Organization, 9 Building the Project Organization, 10 The Project Manager: Organizational Metronome, 11 The Project Manager’s Interface with Scientists, 12 Systems Integration: Assuring Confidence and Compatibility, 13 Technical Goals vs. Business Requirements, 14 Motivating Systems Responsibility, 15 Technology and Social Administration, INDEX

O autorze

Leonard R. Sayles