{"product_id":"9781405131087","title":"Organization at the Limit Lessons from the Columbia Disaster","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOrganization at the Limit\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLessons from the Columbia Disaster\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Starbuck | Moshe Farjoun\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Organizational Behavior\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe book offers important insight relevant to Corporate, Government and Global organizations management in general. The internationally recognised authors tackle vital issues in decision making, how organizational risk is managed, how can technological and organizational complexities interact, what are the impediments for effective learning and how large, medium, and small organizations can, and in fact must, increase their resilience. Managers, organizational consultants, expert professionals, and training specialists; particularly those in high risk organizations, may find the issues covered in the book relevant to their daily work and a potential catalyst for thought and action. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA timely analysis of the \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e disaster and the organizational lessons that can be learned from it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from those involved in the Investigation Board report into the incident.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles vital issues such as the role of time pressures and goal conflict in decision making, and the impediments for effective learning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines how organizational risk is managed and how technological and organizational complexities interact.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses how large, medium, and small organizations can, and in fact must, increase their resilience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuestions our eagerness to embrace new technologies, yet reluctance to accept the risks of innovation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a step by step understanding of the complex factors that led to disaster.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. Starbuck\u003c\/b\u003e is ITT Professor of Creative Management in the Stern School of Business at New York University. He has been the editor of \u003ci\u003eAdministrative Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and chaired the screening committee for senior Fulbright awards in business management; he was the President of the Academy of Management, and he is a Fellow in the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, British Academy of Management, and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He has published more than 120 articles on accounting, bargaining, business strategy, computer programming, computer simulation, forecasting, decision-making, human--computer interaction, learning, organizational design, organizational growth and development, perception, scientific methods, and social revolutions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoshe Farjoun\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto. His research interests lie in the intersection of strategic management and organization. His research has explored market and organizational dynamics, particularly as they pertain to the processes of strategy formulation, implementation and change. His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 September 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405131087\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379082686604,"sku":"9781405131087","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405131087_06c57181-8464-410c-b300-c3c91e7c6636.jpg?v=1780198895","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405131087","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}