{"product_id":"flexibility-9781439816325","title":"Flexibility","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are in an era of high volatility and uncertain outcomes, driven by accelerating technologies, shortened product cycles, fast-changing information, an increasingly mobile workforce, more demanding customers, complex financial markets, \u003cem\u003ead-hoc\u003c\/em\u003e public policies, and many other factors that add layers of uncertainty to all future possibilities. While most believe that good management requires better prediction of the future and better planning, Gill Eapen instead contends that the best way to manage effectively in an uncertain world is through the conscious application of flexibility  an ability to absorb constantly shifting variables and adapt quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlexibility: Flexible Companies for the Uncertain World\u003c\/strong\u003e explores ways in which organizations can systematically enhance their ability to survive and succeed without the guarantees that come with certainty. In these pages, Eapen details:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpecific attributes of \u003cem\u003estatus-quo\u003c\/em\u003e organizations t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eFlexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e, Gill Eapen masters the application of smart business strategy to a world of unknown circumstances. For your company or your career, \u003cstrong\u003eFlexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e is a worthwhile guide to problem solving and decisiveness amid the uncertainty. \u003cbr\u003e —Martin Mackay, President, PharmaTherapeutics Research and Development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn chess, control of the centerboard gains flexibility and advantage. Like the grandmaster chess player, Gill Eapen takes an instinctive notion and develops it logically and for purpose.\u003cbr\u003e —Ronald W. Sellers, Chairman and CEO, Atlantic Asset Management, LLC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGill has found a way to give everyone better decision-making insights to solve complex business and social challenges.\u003cbr\u003e — George Bickerstaff, Chairman and CEO, GWB Capital LLC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncertainty and Flexibility. Components of an Enterprise - Structure, System and Strategy. History and Future of Organizational Structures. Changing Systems in an Enterprise. Dynamic Strategy. Diagnosis of an Enterprise - Tell Tale Symptoms. Surviving Today. Succeeding in the Future. Future Designs of Enterprises. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408293732695,"sku":"9781439816325","price":73.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/flexibility-9781439816325","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}