The Biology of Business - (Jossey-Bass Business & Management) by John Henry Clippinger (Paperback)

About the Book

The challenge to all forms of complex organizations, business included, is surviving on the "fitness landscape" in which they find themselves. It is a landscape where survival is a race against time -- locating the right organizational options before extinction. The seven principles for reaching "the sweet spot"--where chaos and stability are balanced for maximum organizational fitness--are outlined in this book.

Book Synopsis

Moderne Unternehmen verlangen nicht nur nach modernen Managementmethoden, sondern nach einer ganz neuen Definition von Management. "The Biology of Business" führt Sie ein in das komplexe adaptive System des Managements (Complex Adaptive System of Management - CAS). Hierbei handelt es sich um ein System, das alle Variablen berücksichtigt, die ein modernes Unternehmen beeinflussen können. In Zusammenarbeit mit neun herausragenden Experten zeigt John Clippinger wie z.B. McKinsey & Co., Captial One und Optimark mit Hilfe von CAS bestimmte Unternehmensziele erreicht und die Unternehmensgesundheit insgesamt verbessert haben. Sie verbinden Theorie und Praxis und vermitteln bewährte Methoden und Techniken, mit denen auch Sie Ihr Unternehmen in ein sich selbst erneuerndes und organisierendes System verwandeln, das schnell auf veränderte Marktbedingungen und -chancen reagiert.

From the Back Cover

Increasingly interconnected, volatile, and complex, today's organizations cannot be controlled by any conventional approach to management. Indeed, an entirely new definition of what it means to manage is called for. In The Biology of Business, John Clippinger and nine outstanding contributors introduce managers to the Complex Adaptive System (CAS) of management, a system that takes into account all of the variables that impact modern enterprises and allows managers to take control from the bottom up. Here, the authors show how McKinsey & Co., Capital One, and Optimark have employed CAS to achieve specific business goals and improve overall corporate fitness. And they bridge theory and practice to provide managers with proven tools and techniques they can use to transform their enterprises into self-renewing, self-organizing systems that are maximally responsive to changing market conditions and opportunities.[subhead] Featuring Cutting-Edge Contributions by These Noted ScholarsW. Brian Arthur Andy Clark Philip AndersonWilliam G. Macready Christopher Meyer John Julius SvioklaBrook Manville David R. Johnson David Stark

About the Author

JOHN HENRY CLIPPINGER CEO of Lexeme, is a leading thinker on self-organizing systems and organizations. Previously, he was director of intellectual capital at Coopers & Lybrand. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.