The constant shifts and changes in the contemporary business environment are having a profound effect on organizational effectiveness and call for fluidity in organizational structures and processes. The authors of this unique book stress the importance of the organizational dynamics approach as the most effective way of understanding how individuals in any organization respond to these unprogrammed developments. They base their analysis on first-hand learning from 33 cases prepared in different organizational contexts. These revealing cases, which are based on the ‘learning by experience’ method, provide numerous strategic insights. They are grouped into six modules: Organisation and its environment, Challenges for new managers, Corporate Governance, Mentoring and empowerment, Personal and interpersonal dynamics at work, Managing organizational crisis. The authors conclude that management professionals need to reduce their reliance on past theories and models and should, instead, think out of the box in order to successfully respond to the changing environment. An unprecedented effort, this book serves as an instrument for developing a critical thinking process and will help in dealing with the critical ‘odd’ moments and situations which find the individual and the organization standing at fragile crossroads. As such it will be essential reading not only for managers but also for students and teachers of management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Atul Tandan
Atul Tandan is the Director, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) and has 34 years of professional experience in the industry and the academia. While the last nine years have been exclusively committed to post-graduate management education, his previous industry experience saw him in senior management positions with organisations such as Hindustan Lever, Cadbury, Bajaj Electricals and JL Morison. He is an active member of leading management associations in India and is currently the Chairperson of the Advisory Board of Studies for the K.C. College of Management Studies, Mumbai. Atul Tandan continues to garner contemporary understanding of the industry through consulting and holding honorary responsibilities as a board member in several companies in the pharmaceutical, FMCG, media and publishing sectors.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gautam Raj Jain
Gautam Raj Jain is Senior Professor and Head of Organisation Development, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA). He has held various academic positions in premier management schools like the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, the Goa Institute of Management, and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India. He has also consulted with a number of international organisations such as PWC, ADB,UNIDO, ILO, UNDP and the EU and a number of corporate sector companies. Dr. Jain has 27 yeas of academic and training experience and has conducted numerous training workshops in India and abroad. He has co-authored two books and published several papers in reputed journals and books.
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