Showing papers by "Henk W. Volberda published in 1998"
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09 Apr 1998
TL;DR: In this paper, a revision of management and organization is presented, with a focus on the management task of creating flexible capabilities, and the organization design task of reducing organizational barriers and resolving the paradox of flexibility under various levels of competition.
Abstract: 1. Introduction 2. A Revision of Management and Organization 3. Flexibibity, the Hallmark of Postmodern Organization 4. Grasping the Paradox of Flexibility 5. The Managerial Task: Creating Flexible Capabilities 6. The Organization Design Task: Reducing Organizational Barriers 7. Resolving the Paradox: Flexibility under Various Levels of Competition 8. Towards the Flexible Form 9. How to Improve the Firm's Flexibility: Tools and Techniques 10. Discovering Flexible Corporations of the Future: Managerial and Theoretical Implications References Appendices
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