Worley / Zardet / Bonnet Becoming Agile

How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptability
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-119-01167-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B Short Format Series

An in-depth example of The Agility Factor in action
Becoming Agile: How the SEAM Approach to Management BuildsAdaptability illustrates the process of becoming an agileorganization. Reflecting the principles presented in The AgilityFactor, readers are taken on a real-world journey oftransformation and change. This short-format case study of theFrench company Brioche Pasquier highlights how one organizationsuccessfully implemented the principles of agility using thesocio-economic approach to management, detailing each step of theprocess and describing how every decision brought the goal closerwithin reach. Readers get inside the heads of decision makers togain insight into how tough decisions were made, how new,important, and flexible management tools were implemented, and howthe necessary changes ultimately benefitted both the organizationand the people who made it work. From overarching policy today-to-day procedure, the story provides a clear example of how anagile organization is developed, giving readers a foundation uponwhich to implement similar changes in their own organization.
Smart companies understand the importance of agility, butidentifying where and how to initiate those first steps often leadsto paralysis by analysis. This case study allows readers to learnfrom an organization that got through the inertia and put theprinciples of agility into action, with incredible results.
* Understand how the principles of agility can be implementedusing a specific intervention strategy
* Tailor those principles to suit any organization
* Calculate and convert the "hidden costs" of traditionalorganizational design into flexible, value added activities
* Formulate and execute an actionable agility strategy
Big changes require a deep understanding of the problem at hand,and a viable plan for steering the organization in a betterdirection. By seeing how it's been done before, organizations cantake a proven approach and tailor it to their specific needs. Forthose tasked with formulating the agility strategy, BecomingAgile: How the SEAM Approach to Management Builds Adaptabilityprovides invaluable insight.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Worley, Christopher G.

Zardet, Veronique

Bonnet, Marc

Savall, Amandine

Weitere Mitwirkende

Pasquier, Pascal

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
1 One Vision, Two Perspectives: Agility and the Socio-Economic Organization 1
Purpose of the Book 4
Agility and Performance 8
A Socio?]Economic Theory of Organizations 23
Overview of the Book 32
2 The Beginnings of Agility at Brioche Pasquier 37
BPG and the SEAM Methodology 40
The Initial Improvement Process at BPG 44
BPG's Agility 66
3 The Brioche Pasquier Group Goes Global 75
Chapter Overview 77
Act 1: Internationalizing the Sales Function 80
Act 2: From International Sales to International Production 82
Act 3: From International to Global 89
Assessing BPG's Agility 96
Summary 112
4 Implementing Agility and SEAM: Recommendations and Implications 113
A Comparison and Integration of Agility and SEAM 113
An Agility Implementation Framework 117
Reflections on Becoming Agile 134
Conclusion 141
About the Authors 145
The Research Sponsor Organizations 149
The Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) 149
The Institute for Socio-Economic Organization Research (ISEOR) 150
The Center for Leadership and Effective Organizations (CLEO) 151
Index 153

Über Autor(innen)

CHRISTOPHER G. WORLEY is Professor of Strategy at the NEOMA Business School in France and the Strategy Director for the Center for Leadership and Organization Effectiveness. He is also a Senior Research Scientist at USC's Center for Effective Organizations.
VÉRONIQUE ZARDET is Professor of Management at IAE Lyon, University Jean Moulin, France and Director of the ISEOR Research Center at University of Lyon.
MARC BONNET is Professor of Management at IAE Lyon, University Jean Moulin, France and Deputy Director of the ISEOR Research Center.
AMANDINE SAVALL is a PhD researcher at ISEOR, Lyon, France and examines management of international practices in family-owned businesses.