Hidden Assets : Harnessing the Power of Informal Networks
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Book Description
Based on his diverse personal experiences and two decades of interdisciplinary research, Dr. Ehin unveils the "mysteries" and shows the practicality of tapping into the ever evolving, yet extraordinarily powerful, informal networks present in all social groups. What this book reveals is the extraordinarily dynamic and tight linkage between three "hidden" organizational success factors responsible for most work accomplished in both for profit and nonprofit ventures, especially in the development of new innovations. The book shows why in a knowledge economy it is essential to design organizations that facilitate the fundamental collaborative and creative qualities of human nature rather unconsciously suppressing them. In doing so, it is made obvious why most mergers and change efforts fail and the reasons why an average employee only works at two-thirds of his/her capacity.
This work clearly demonstrates how "smart" institutions can harness, rather than manage, these invisible emergent forces and in the process avoid the dismal record of past organizational transformation initiatives. Hidden Assets is a must read not only for top executives, knowledge professionals, and organizational scholars, but for everyone associated with private, public, or voluntary social institutions.
About the Author
Dr. Charles Ehin is Professor of Management Emeritus and former Dean of the Gore School of Business at Westminster College of Salt Lake City. He is the author of Unleashing Intellectual Capital (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000) and Aftermath (Publish America, 2004). His website is www.UnManagement.com.
Hidden Assets : Harnessing the Power of Informal Networks,Charles Ehin,Springer,1402080816,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business networks,Business/Economics,Employees,Finance,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Information Management,Intellectual capital,Management,Management - General,Social networks,Strategic Planning,Business & Economics / Management,Business strategy,Management & management techniques
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