Organizational Behaviour and Change in Europe: Case Studies: 2 (European Management series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080397910X ISBN 13: 9780803979109

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This stimulating case-study volume addresses key issues in organizational behaviour organizational change and human resource management in a range of European organizations. Its consistent emphasis is organizational change in a shifting, `internationalizing′ world and sensitivity to the impact of different cultures on the problems as they are defined, as well as on their solutions.

The carefully selected cases capture realistic breadth and complexity, including firm location of `OB′ and `HRM′ themes in the context of the broader market and other issues facing the organizations concerned. The themes covered include: managing growth and `Europeanization′; managing decline and crisis; transforming cultures; organization design; leadership, autonomy and control; and organizational learning and change.

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About the Author

Fran[ci]coise Chevalier is Associate Professor of Management at Groupe HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in France. Her research and publications include work on new forms of organizations, quality management and human resource management. In addition to her academic work, she acts as a consultant.

Micha[um]l Segalla is Associate Professor of Management at Groupe HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in France. He has taught in New York City, Atlanta and Montreal in the areas of management, human resource management, organizational behaviour and industrial relations. His research interests include international strike behaviour, comparative human resource management, cultural influences on managerial decision-making and the process of organizational internationalization.

CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Soren Christensen Copenhagen Business School

Martin Gjelsvik Norwegian College of Hotel Administration

Evelyn Leonard Universite Catholique de Louvain

Hugo Letiche Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Jan Lowstedt Stockholm School of Economics

Jan Molin Copenhagen Business School

Odd Nordhaug Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

Carlos Obeso ESADE Barcelona

Karl Sandner Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Armand Spineux Universite Catholique de Louvain

Carlo Turati Universita Bocconi Milan

From the Back Cover

This stimulating case-study volume addresses key issues in organizational behaviour (OB), organizational change and human resource management (HRM) in a range of European organizations. Its consistent emphasis is organizational change in a shifting, `internationalizing' world and sensitivity to the impact of different cultures on the problems as they are defined, as well as on their solutions.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080397910X
• ISBN 13: 9780803979109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Chevalier Francois, Segalla Michael