Description
Book SynopsisCompany democracy is often misunderstood in the business context as democracy is usually related to politics. In this book, the authors present a different dimension. They focus first on democracy from an organizational culture perspective and then offer employees opportunities to understand and apply democracy from the company floor level.
The Company Democracy Model (CDM) is an industry-wide, practical methodology for knowledge management utilization under applied philosophical thinking. The model progresses through a framework in which an organizational evolutionary spiral method empowers the creation of knowledge-based democratic cultures for wise and effective strategic management and leadership. This new innovative methodology, supported with techniques and processes, can gain/create many ideas, insights, innovations, new products, and services that can benefit a company.
One purpose of using the model is to create a robust conceptual framework as a theoretical bas
Table of Contents
List of Figures.........................................................................................xvii
List of Tables...........................................................................................xxv
Preface....................................................................................................xxvii
Acknowledgments.................................................................................xxxi
Authors...................................................................................................xxxv
Book Structure....................................................................................xxxvii
Section 1 APPLIED PHILOSOPHY
1 Science and Theory Precede Practice: A Scientific
Framework for the Applied Philosophy Approach in
Management and Leadership
Executive Summary.....................................................................................3
2 Delphic Maxims’ Ontology-Based Taxonomies for Applied
Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Ancient Hellenic
Philosophy in Business and Governance Management and
Leadership..................................................................................21
3 Visualization of the Wisdom Cube: Wisdom Space for
Management and Leadership......................................................41
4 The Company Democracy Culture: Understanding Culture
and Dynamics.............................................................................57
5 Dimensions in Company Performance: The Power of
Co-Evolution................................................................................79
6 Managing and Leading Democratically: Achieving
Democratic Balance....................................................................97
Executive Summary...................................................................................97
SECTION 2 HUMAN FOCUS IN LIVING SYSTEMS
7 The Holistic Concept of Man in the Business Environment:
The Concepts We Live By.......................................................... 119
8 The Circles of Mind Metaphor: Actors on the Stage of
Consciousness...........................................................................131
9 Harnessing Modern Knowledge Systems: Applying
Knowledge Frameworks........................................................... 151
10 The Cross-Scientific Approach for Human-Compatible
Systems: Acting with Modern Decision Tools...........................169
11 Agility Application, Ontology, and Concepts in a Technology
Company Context: Agility Boosts Collective Wisdom................... 185
SECTION 3 THE COMPANY DEMOCRACY MODEL
12 The Company Democracy Model for Organizational
Management and Leadership Strategies: Democratic
Innovation for Competitiveness and Extroversion....................207
13 The Levels of the Company Democracy Model: A Spiral
Co-evolution..............................................................................231
14 Human Perception, Interpretation, Understanding,
and Communication of Company Democracy: Building
Co-opetitive Ecosystems...........................................................259
15 The Company Democracy Model for Human Intellectual
Capitalism and Shared Value Creation: Toward Added
Value and Circular Economies..................................................277
16 Maturity Spaces for Company Democracy: The Seven
Clouds of Glory.........................................................................293
17 The Dynamics of Company Democracy Culture:
Enlightening the Black Hole in Knowledge Management........313
Executive Summary................................................................................. 313
18 Applying the Company Democracy Model: From Theory
to Practice.................................................................................337
19 Repetition Is the Mother of Studying, Learning,
and Internalization: Concluding Remarks for the
Company Democracy Model and Applied Philosophy for
Management and Leadership....................................................363
Glossary...........................................................................................381
Index...............................................................................................387
