{"product_id":"the-fractal-organization-isbn-9780470060568","title":"The Fractal Organization","description":"The world of management is in crisis - the old remedies no longer work and organizations   are failing at an increasing rate. Although many talk of 'joined up thinking', few offer practical guidance on how to achieve this in organizations. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fractal Organization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e sets down the practical implications of a well tested systemic approach to building organizations   that are capable of surviving and flourishing in these turbulent times. \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent read…Many organizations fail at the mercy of their own ignorance. The author has done an excellent job in making ‘the science of effective organization’ accessible to management, providing them with a new knowledge to deal with the uncertainties that the markets place upon them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen J. Brewis, Business Architect, British Telecom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...one of the most interesting, thorough and rigorous guides to management that I have ever read, … introduces new insights in every chapter… carries a credibility which acts as a counterbalance to the sometimes difficult message which he conveys which is that a lot of mainstream management practice is at best ineffective and at worst downright destructive. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in management or systems thinking.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenny Marrington\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCourse Chair, Systems Group, Open University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In my opinion this book manages to present sound academic theory that is relevant and helpful to the practitioner in the business. I experienced several A-HA moments.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePauline Marsh, Strategy Director, CS\u0026amp;S International, BAE SYSTEMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The insights of the Viable System Model have been open only to a select few for much too long. Hoverstadt has gone furthest in bringing these ideas to a wider audience…Management books have too often been serious but not practical, or practical but not serious. This book is both brilliantly serious and practical, and often entertaining too.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Peter Kawalak, Manchester Business School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Integrates mainstream management ideas with the systems ideas underpinning the VSM, and flows and reads well. As a starting point for developing understanding of the VSM in today's world this book improves greatly on all books that have gone before, I would certainly recommend it to colleagues, clients, and students.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Robin Asby, Course Chair, Communication and Systems, Open University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Crisis of Organization 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Management Myths, Models and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Overview of the Viable System Model and the Rest of the Book 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Running the Business 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Autonomy and Control 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Structure of Value Creation 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Coordination 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Organizational Cohesion – The Structure of Managing Performance 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Organizational Integrity and Monitoring for Trust 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Performance and Viability 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Changing the Business 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Intelligence 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Strategic Risk 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Strategy 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Innovation 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Managing Change 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Identity and Purpose 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Governance 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix The Process of Modelling 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 315\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a well-written book on a complex subject that uses helpful examples taken for actual organizations.\" (\u003cem\u003eQuality World,\u003c\/em\u003e January 2010)  \u003cb\u003ePatrick Hoverstadt\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing consultant with a wealth of experience over the past ten years of applying VSM in analyzing and designing organizations for clients. He is a visiting lecturer at Manchester Business School, a visiting Research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management and a regular contributor to conferences and journals. A paper he wrote was awarded an Emerald publications \"literati club\" prize for clear presentation of difficult concepts. He is currently chairman of \"Cybernetics North\" a NW based group of systems practitioners and has access to the support and experiences of group members to draw on for further material. The world of management is in crisis - the old remedies no longer work and organizations   are failing at an increasing rate. Although many talk of ‘joined up thinking’, few offer practical guidance on how to achieve this in organizations. \u003cb\u003eThe Fractal Organization\u003c\/b\u003e sets down the practical implications of a well tested systemic approach to building organizations   that are capable of surviving and flourishing in these turbulent times.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e“An excellent read…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMany organizations fail at the mercy of their own ignorance. The author has done an excellent job in making ‘the science of effective organization’ accessible to management, providing them with a new knowledge to deal with the uncertainties that the markets place upon them.”\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Brewis, Business Architect, British Telecom.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e“.. one of the most interesting, thorough and rigorous guides to management that I have ever read, … introduces new insights in every chapter… carries a credibility which acts as a counterbalance to the sometimes difficult message which he conveys which is that a lot of mainstream management practice is at best ineffective and at worst downright destructive. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in management or systems thinking.”\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cst1:personname w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenny Marrington\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/st1:personname\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Thinking and Practice, Open University.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e“In my opinion this book manages to present sound academic theory that is relevant and helpful to the practitioner in the business. I experienced several A-HA moments.”\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePauline Marsh, Strategy Director, CS\u0026amp;S International, BAE SYSTEMS.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The insights of the Viable System Model have been open only to a select few for much too long. Hoverstadt has gone furthest in bringing these ideas to a wider audience…Management books have too often been serious but not practical, or practical but not serious. This book is both brilliantly serious and practical, and often entertaining too.”\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eProf. \u003cst1:personname w:st=\"on\"\u003ePeter Kawalek\u003c\/st1:personname\u003e, Manchester Business School.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e“Integrates mainstream management ideas with the systems ideas underpinning the VSM, and flows and reads well. As a starting point for developing understanding of the VSM in today’s world this book improves greatly on all books that have gone before, I would certainly recommend it to colleagues, clients, and students”. \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Robin Asby, Consultant and Director of Sigma Two Limited.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePatrick Hoverstadt\u003c\/b\u003e is a full time consultant and a part time academic, applying systems methods to analysing organizational problems and designing solutions for clients.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990232154341,"sku":"NP9780470060568","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470060568.jpg?v=1761787005","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-fractal-organization-isbn-9780470060568","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}