From Management Education to Civic Reconstruction The Emerging Ecology of Organisation

"From Management Education to Civic Reconstruction" provides a unique analysis of how a combination of diverse, culturally based approaches are implicitly or explicitly built into the development of a business or organization. The author addresses key issues at the forefront of developmental management, and demonstrates methods whereby principles of ecology can be applied to different stages of organizational development at both local and global level. This text will be of interest to students and practitioners in the fields of organizational behavior, corporate strategy and management education.

A unique analysis of how a combination of diverse, culturally based approaches are implicitly or explicitly built into the development of a business or organisation. Addressing key issues in developmental management, the author demonstrates how principles of ecology can be applied to different stages of organisational development at both local and global level. Distinctive features include: * examination of management and organisational development from a post-modern perspective * up-to-date case material from a wide range of organisations, spanning the public, private and civic sphere * development of a transcultural approach to the study of management principles and practices, incorporating practical and theoretical insights from across the globe.

Orientation: Knowledge Creating Ecology 1. Towards a Knowledge Creating Ecology 2. From Business School to Learning Society 3. Organisational Ecology Tradition: From Training to Learning 4. From Ordinary to Extraordinary Management 5. Work and Soul Modern: Upgrading Intellectual Capital 6. Towards the Individualised Corporation 7. From Crisis to Awakening 8. The Age of Business Ecosystems Post-Modern: Knowledge Intensive Services 9. The Stories We Are 10. The Development Spectrum 11. Information Space 12. Spiral Dynamics Perennial: Civil Reconstruction 13. Freeing Up Societies 14. Communities at Peace 15. Enhancing Life through Water 16. Sustainable Development Conclusion: Catalytic Zone 17. Entering the Catalytic Zone