Corporation on a Tightrope: Balancing Leadership, Governance, and Technology in an Age of Complexity: John G. Sifonis, Beverly Goldberg
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
The corporate shape of the future is the butterfly, with its flexible complexity and quick-changing nature. To be successful, companies must engage in continual change in the areas of governance, technology, and leadership. Sifonis and Goldberg (Dynamic Planning: The Art of Managing Beyond Tomorrow, LJ 4/15/94) include seven principles of balance to help companies position themselves between stability and disorder. These include setting ethical standards, establishing a social contract with workers, and being open to learning and innovation. Organizational change is a popular topic among business writers (e.g., Fast Forward, LJ 3/15/96, edited by James Champy and Nitin Nohria); what makes this work unique is its emphasis on business ethics and continual worker training for all employees, whether temporary or permanent. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg, Muchmore & Wallwork Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
The book should be complimented for reminding us that the way in which employees are treated has important consequences for an organization’s success and survival. The authors succeed in linking the strategic and competitive imperatives of our age (downsizing, globalization, competencies, and networks) with a concern for people. This is a major accomplishment and a sufficient reason for reading this book. — Steve Phelan, Emergence