Reichwald / Wigand Information, Organization and Management

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-71395-1
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten

This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the economic and technical foundations for new organizational forms, relations and processes. It provides a wide range of underlying concepts and frameworks that help the reader understand the major forces driving organizational and marketplace change, rather than presenting these changes as simple outcomes of technological or management fads. Contains case studies are included.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reichwald, Ralf

Wigand, Rolf T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface and Acknowledgements;5
2;Table of Contents;8
3;Table of Figures;11
4;Abbreviations;15
5;Information, Organization, and Management: The Corporation Without Boundaries;18
5.1;1.1 Changes in Competitive Environments and Corporate Structures;19
5.2;1.2 Transition to New Organization and Management Models;23
5.3;1.3 Structure and Special Features of This Book;28
6;Market Dynamics and Competition: The Fundamental Role of Information;34
6.1;Case Study Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of Netscape;35
6.2;2.1 Why Corporations and Markets?;36
6.3;2.2 Markets and Entrepreneurship;42
6.4;2.3 Theories of Organization;48
6.5;2.4 Information and Network Economy;65
6.6;2.5 Changes in Firms and Markets Through Improvement in Information and Communication Technology;72
6.7;2.6 Implications for Management;76
7;Fundamental Information and Communication Models: Insights into Communication and Information Behavior;78
7.1;3.1 The Importance of Information and Communication in Organizations;80
7.2;3.2 Selected Models of Information Behavior;81
7.3;3.3 Selected Models of Communication Behavior;88
7.4;3.4 Task-Medium-Communication;102
7.5;3.5 Knowledge Models;111
7.6;3.6 Information, Communication, and Trust;115
7.7;3.7 Implications for Management;124
8;The Potential of Information and Communication Technology for Corporate Development;128
8.1;4.1 Benefits and Adoption Levels of Technology;130
8.2;4.2 Information and Communication Technology Development Trends;132
8.3;4.3 Information Deployment Within the Firm;165
8.4;4.4 Information and Communication Systems;177
8.5;4.5 Implications for Management;194
9;The Dissolving of Hierarchies – Modularizing the Enterprise;196
9.1;Case Study Chapter 5: The “Spaghetti Organization” of Oticon;198
9.2;5.1 Fundamentals of Modularization;199
9.3;5.2 Implementation Forms of Modularization;207
9.4;5.3 The Competitive Advantage of Modularization from the Theoretical Model Perspective;221
9.5;5.4 The Role of ICT in Modularization;234
9.6;5.5 Implications for Management;243
10;Dissolution of the Company – Symbiosis and Networks;245
10.1;Case Study Chapter 6: Colliers International Property Inc. – An Example of a Worldwide Entrepreneurial Network;247
10.2;6.1 The Basic Idea of Hybrid Organization Structures;248
10.3;6.2 Explaining the Development of Hybrid Organizations;249
10.4;6.3 Implementation Forms of Hybrid Organizations;258
10.5;6.4 The Role of ICT;271
10.6;6.5 Implications for Management;277
11;New Forms of Market Coordination – Electronic Markets;282
11.1;Case Study Chapter 7: Covisint – An Electronic Marketplace for the Automobile Industry;283
11.2;7.1 Basic Concept of Electronic Markets;284
11.3;7.2 Types of Electronic Markets;286
11.4;7.3 Approaches for the Explanation of Electronic Markets;295
11.5;7.4 The Role of Information and Communication Technology;322
11.6;7.5 Implications for Management;323
12;Overcoming Location Boundaries: Telecooperation and Virtual Enterprises;326
12.1;Case Study Chapter 8: “The Worldwide Group” – A Future Work Scenario?;328
12.2;8.1 The Fundamental Idea of Dispersed Organizations;332
12.3;8.2 Implementation Models of Dispersed Organizations;339
12.4;8.3 Explanatory Approaches for Dispersed Organizations;361
12.5;8.4 The Role of Communication and Information Technology;369
12.6;8.5 Implications for Management;372
13;People in the Boundaryless Organization: New Demands on Employees and Managers;377
13.1;9.1 People in the Boundaryless Organization;379
13.2;9.2 New Roles of Customers, Employees, and Managers in the Boundaryless Organization;384
13.3;9.3 How Communication and Organization Change Affect People;392
13.4;9.4 Tackling the Future Organization and Its Challenges for People;411
13.5;9.5 ICT and the New Role of People Within Boundaryless Organizations;426
13.6;9.6 Implications for Management;428
14;Controlling the Boundaryless Enterprise: Strategies and Control Systems;430
14.1;Case Study Chapter 10: The Virtual Factory of North West Switzerland / Mittelland;431
14.2;10.1 Strategic Challenges for Boundaryless Organizations;433
14.3;10.2 Controlling Challenges in Boundaryless Organizations;439
14.4;10.3 Interface Coordination in the Boundaryless Organization;442
14.5;10.4 Area of Tension Between Direct and Indirect Management;446
14.6;10.5 Controlling Systems;452
14.7;10.6 Implications for Management;481
15;References;483
16;Index;538