It is evident that many organizations are in need of renovation, innovation and reinvigoration. Longstanding business paradigms and underpinning practices require critical reflection in light of fundamental societal and business developments. Some companies are addressing these challenges, many companies are not. New functional requirements often seem to be in conflict, such as transparency, stock market performance, sustainability, innovation, responsibility, time to market, stakeholders, business rationalization and many others. These requirements force business to revise its management model. The time is right to demonstrate how the business enterprise can be re-conceptualized and what the challenges are of fundamental strategic choices in organizing a sustainable business proposition. This book presents ten cases of organizations that have developed a management model that leads the organization into the future.

Klappentext

It is evident that many organisations are in need of renovation, innovation and reinvigoration. Longstanding business paradigms and underpinning practices require critical reflection in the light of fundamental societal and business developments. Some companies are addressing these challenges, many companies are not. New functional requirements often seem to be in conflict, such as transparency, stock market performance, sustainability, innovation, responsibility, time to market, stakeholders, business rationalisation and many others. These requirements force business to revise its management model. The time is right to demonstrate how the business enterprise can be re-conceptualised, and what the challenges are of fundamental strategic choices in organising a sustainable business proposition. This book presents ten cases of organisations which have developed a management model that leads the organisation into the future.

Inhalt
Management Models for the Future.- Innovative Models for Steering Organisations: A Systemic Approach Within the Pharmaceutical Industry.- An Integrative Model of Corporate Volunteering.- Managing the Value Chain in a Large Nordic Bank.- Fostering Co-ownership in Sustainable International Value Chains.- A Management Model for Sustainability in the Financial Sector.- The Road Towards Excellence: Total Involvement in Quality.- Principles-Based Governance of a Large Water Utility.- Creating Change by Delivering on Values.- How to Combine Managerial Performance with Social Responsibility in a Global Firm.- Competitiveness Through Co-determination.- Developing Business Excellence While Delivering Responsible Competitiveness.- Trying to Understand Management Models.