1st Edition
Complexity and the Experience of Values, Conflict and Compromise in Organizations
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
What role do values play in organizational life? How do they shape the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational change? This volume examines what we actually mean when we use the term values and what it means to act according to values in ordinary everyday life. The contributors to this volume provide an exposition of the circular relationship between values, conflict, and compromise. It... Read more
1. Introduction Ralph Stacey and Douglas Griffin 2. Finding Room for Values in Required Ways of Working: Values, Power, Conflict and Compromise in Aid AgenciesChris Mowles 3. Working at the Edge of Polarized Conflict in Organizations Arnie Grant 4. Compromising as Processes of Moving Forward in Organizations Iver Drabaek 5. Leadership and Self-Mastery Martin Daly 6. The Role of Propaganda in Managing OrganizationalChange: Ethics, Conflict and Compromise in Consulting Stephen Billing
Biography
Ralph Stacey is Director and Professor of Management at the Complexity and Management Centre, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Douglas Griffin is Visiting Professor and Assistant Director at the Complexity and Management Centre, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
