This new edition of Organisations and the Business Environment provides a completely revised, extended and updated edition of the original successful text. It provides contemporary and comprehensive coverage of the subject matter which is highly relevant to business and management students at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional levels. The text is written in a clear and concise style, illustrated with topical examples and data.Organisations and the Business Environment (second edition) comprises four sections: * Business Organisations V discusses the evolution of organisational and...

Systemic Work with Organisations explores a powerful new perspective on the challenges faced by managers and consultants who work in large organisations. Building on principles and methods originally developed in the family arena, the authors show how an emphasis on connection, context, and communication can help managers and others involved in change, deal with issues of identity, leadership, and learning faced by staff in today's complex work environment. The main thesis is that one way cause and effect thinking and a central focus on the role of the individual, is no longer sufficient....

This new work looks at the dynamics of organizations from a social constructionist viewpoint, taking the organization as something that is constructed continuously through individual interactions with others, both within and without the organization.

This volume provides a positive and productive model for helping people move out of static positions or difficult relationships in the workplace. Informed by systemic thinking and social constructionism, the authors discuss how it is possible to create realities through dialogue and to enable greater opportunities for the employee, manager and consultant alike. Taking Positions in the Organization uses a model of semantic polarities to create simple solutions to complex problems in a format that will inform and enthuse all its readers.

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A Systemic Approach to Consultation discusses the application of systemic thinking to work within organizations. The authors draw on their experiences of consulting with teams, departments and whole organizations in both the public and private sectors. They describe their work as an integrated approach called Development Consultation, which focuses on the beliefs and behaviors in the wider system which makes it difficult for organizations to manage their own processes of change. The authors then discuss the way they formulate systemic problems and the interventions, particularly the...