Rewiring Organizations

In Rewiring Organizations for the Networked Economy— a book in The Practicing Organization Development Series— OD expert Stan Herman and a stellar group of contributors have written a definitive resource book for OD practitioners that focuses on the effects of information technology on organizing, managing, and leading people within organizations. Throughout the book, you'll learn what new structures, processes, and attitudes are needed if organizations are to succeed in the new economy.

In Rewiring Organizations for the Networked Economy— a book in The Practicing Organization Development Series— OD expert Stan Herman and a stellar group of contributors have written a definitive resource book for OD practitioners that focuses on the effects of information technology on organizing, managing, and leading people within organizations. Throughout the book, you'll learn what new structures, processes, and attitudes are needed if organizations are to succeed in the new economy.
The contributors— Mary E. Foley, Bill Bruck, Jeremey S. Lurey, Richard Hames, Carol Willett, Roland L. Sullivan, Linda K. Fairburn, William J. Rothwell, Perry Nelson, and Jana Markowitz— are experts in the field who have years of experience working with or within organizations that have been directly impacted by the changes brought on by the information age. You will find Rewired for a Networked Economy

• Offers practical tools and approaches for organizations who must respond to the demands of the information age
• Reveals the powerful potential for connectedness within an organization that instant information handling provides
• Shows how to respond to unanticipated opportunities and challenges
• Illustrates through numerous real-life case, models, and techniques how the networked economy really works within organizations
• Includes a comprehensive array of basic information technology resources
• Shows how technical and human organizational skills are being combined in new and unexpected ways

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Written for organization development practitioners, this book focuses on the effects of information technology on organizing, managing, and leading people within organizations. Ten chapters discuss the potential of information technology and outlines the structures, processes, and attitudes needed to make the most of it. Case studies illustrate the most successful strategies. The impact of information technology on human resources is given particular attention. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Stanl Herman— a leading management consultant— has won acclaim for his pioneering insights in the field of authenticity and personal power in the world of work. He has spent more than thirty years in the study of Eastern and Western wisdom, from which he provides contemporary applications to his clients. Herman is the author of The People Specialist (1968), Authentic Management (1977), A Force of Ones (Jossey-Bass, 1994), and The Tao at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001). He lives in Escondido, California.

Editorial Board: David Bradford, W. Warner Burke, Edith W. Seashore, Robert Tannenbaum, Christopher G. Worley, and Shaolin Zhang.