Tushman and O'Reilly examine how leadership, culture, and organizational architectures can be both important facilitators of innovation and, not uncommonly, formidable obstacles. They demonstrate how to clarify today's critical managerial problems, use culture and commitment to promote innovation and implement strategy, and deal with changing innovation requirements as organizations evolve.
Tushman and O'Reilly examine how leadership, culture, and organizational architectures can be both important facilitators of innovation and, not uncommonly, formidable obstacles. They demonstrate how to clarify today's critical managerial problems, use culture and commitment to promote innovation and implement strategy, and deal with changing innovation requirements as organizations evolve.
Preface and Acknowledgements 1. The Tyranny of Success 2. Ambidextrous Organizations: Leading Evolutionary and Revolutionary Change 3. Defining Problems and Opportunities: A Foundation for Success 4. Managerial Problem Solving: A Congruence Approach A Practical Guide to Using the Congruence Model 5. Leveraging Culture for Innovation and Competitive Advantage A Practical Guide to Diagnosing Culture 6. Shaping Organizational Culture 7. Managing Innovation Streams in Ambidextrous Organizations 8. Implementing Strategic Change 9. Winning through Innovation Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
Michael L. Tushman is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Charles A. O'Reilly III is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
To avoid long-term failure while focusing on short-term success, business professors Tushman and O'Reilly present their views on the "ambidextrous organization." This is defined as having internally consistent structures and an internal operating culture that provides for excelling today while also planning for the future. This paradoxical state of dealing with incremental changes in the here and now while at the same time emphasizing the revolutionary change necessary in order to be in business tomorrow defines current business reality. Presenting examples from businesses that are doing a successful balancing act, the authors devise a model that can be used by any executive to understand better the dynamics of change necessary for long-term success. Their intriguing work, rooted in academic literature on the management of organizations, merits consideration, especially by larger university libraries.‘Dale F. Farris, Groves, Tex.
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