Managing the unexpected resilient performance in an age of uncertainty
Since the first edition of Managing the Unexpected was published in 2001, the unexpected has become a growing part of our everyday lives. The unexpected is often dramatic, as with hurricanes or terrorist attacks. But the unexpected can also come in more subtle forms, such as a small organizational l...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
Jossey-Bass
c2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | J-B US Non-Franchise Leadership.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626904806719 |
| Summary: | Since the first edition of Managing the Unexpected was published in 2001, the unexpected has become a growing part of our everyday lives. The unexpected is often dramatic, as with hurricanes or terrorist attacks. But the unexpected can also come in more subtle forms, such as a small organizational lapse that leads to a major blunder, or an unexamined assumption that costs lives in a crisis. Why are some organizations better able than others to maintain function and structure in the face of unanticipated change? Authors Karl Weick and Kathleen Sutcliffe answer this question by pointing |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-185) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781281002426 9786611002428 9780470178591 |
