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Since the first edition of Managing the Unexpected was published in 2001, the unexpected has become a growing part of our everyday lives. The unexpected is often dramatic, as with hurricanes or terrorist attacks. But the unexpected can also come in more subtle forms, such as a small organizational lapse that leads to a major blunder, or an unexamined assumption that costs lives in a crisis. Why are some organizations better able than others to maintain function and structure in the face of unanticipated change? Authors Karl Weick and Kathleen Sutcliffe answer this question by pointing to high reliability organizations (HROs), such as emergency rooms in hospitals, flight operations of aircraft carriers, and firefighting units, as models to follow. These organizations have developed ways of acting and styles of learning that enable them to manage the unexpected better than other organizations. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the groundbreak...
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Industrial management, Business, Crisis management, Leadership, Management, Nonfiction, Gestion des connaissances, Zuverlässigkeit, Flexible Planung, Flexibilität, Krisenmanagement, Grenzsituation, Gestion de crise, Gestion de crises, Erwartungshorizont, Unternehmen, Gestion d'entreprise, Gestion de la crise, Crisisbeheersing, Management & management techniques, Business/Economics, Business & Economics, Business / Economics / Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management - General, Business & Economics / Management, Organizational Innovation, Emergency Medical Services, Organization & administration, Commerce, IndustryShowing 10 featured editions. View all 10 editions?
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Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a Complex World
2015, Wiley & Sons, Limited, John
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Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a Complex World
2015, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a Complex World
2015, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty
2011, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Managing the Unexpected: Resilient Performance in an Age of Uncertainty
2011, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity
2008, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Managing the unexpected: resilient performance in an age of uncertainty
2007, Jossey-Bass
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Managing the Unexpected
2007, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity
July 3, 2001, Jossey-Bass
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Managing the unexpected: assuring high performance in an age of complexity
2001, Jossey-Bass
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