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Improving Human Performance in Today's Fast-Changing, Volatile Organizations
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By
James Hite. Jr., James Hite, Jr. has brought his expertise in organizational change to bear on a number of different industries, including manufacturing,
petroleum, and high tech, with a special emphasis on the use of electronic systems and networks in coordination with human capabilities.
He is currently responsible for strategic planning and implementation of electronic performance support tools and methods as the director
of the Distance Education Network at Belmont University.
Description
This book explains how change is a functional characteristic of any organization. And, as organizations begin to understand the nature
of change, they can still adapt and grow by incorporating change into their structure instead of trying to control it. To help you understand
and grow in this ever-changing environment, this book covers four principal areas of thought on change.
Chaos, including chaos theory
Organizational theory and practice
Learning theory and practice
The general social environment
Executives, managers, and other organizational
leaders will find this book invaluable as they refocus the direction of their organizations in order to realize the benefits of learning
under changed environmental circumstances.
Contents
Part I: The World Unleashed. First Observations. A Drive-through System. Turning and Churning: Organizational Change. Part II: Complexity
and Chaos. Classic Chaos. Technical Chaos. Extended Applications. Nonlinear Dynamical Organizational Systems.
Part III: Open Learning
and Learning Support. The Shift to a Wider Perspective. To Performance
Support from Teaching.
Part IV: Novus Ordo Seclorum.
A New
Order.
The Learner Learning in Chaos. Chaotic Learning Support. Directions in Measurement. Chaotic Performance. Index.
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Hardbound, 300 pages, publication date: OCT-1999
ISBN-13: 978-0-88415-427-3
ISBN-10: 0-88415-427-0
Imprint: GULF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING
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