Organizational Resource Management : Theories, Methodologies, and Applications

Title: Organizational Resource Management : Theories, Methodologies, and Applications
Author: Jussi Kantola
ISBN: 036737725X / 9780367377250
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 168
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2019
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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The management of organizational resources is extremely difficult. Managers face serious and complex challenges when managing the required resources for the benefit of their organization. This book presents a unique approach that aims to tackle these management challenges. This approach is based on four propositions that together form a solid framework for the management of organizational resources. The propositions state that organizational resources that are considered as management objects must first be conceptually modeled. With the help of these models, stakeholders are integrated into the management process.

The new management approach presented in this book is called the Evolute approach. The Evolute approach precisely defines the meaning of organizational resources for management on three levels: concept level, organizational resource level, and situation level. The Evolute approach helps managers lead their people and manage their resources in a more targeted way, providing better results with less effort. The author includes real-world case studies that illustrate how this approach can be used in several different fields.

The Evolute approach has been used and tested in many companies, organizations, and universities in more than ten languages around the world. The scope of the book is general management, since the Evolute approach is applicable to any kind of management field. It can be applied to the management of any kinds of objects—not only organizational resources. With this book, managers will have the tools to develop more relevant organizational resources and, thus, improve the performance of their entire organization in an efficient and targeted manner.

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Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1 : Framework for Organizational Resource Management
Chapter 2 : Evolute Approach
Chapter 3 : Pursoid : Innovation Competence of Human Resources
Chapter 4 : Helix : Organizational Commitment and Engagement in Business Organizations
Chapter 5 : Kappa : Future Challenges for Sales Function
Chapter 6 : Chronos and Kairos : Understanding and Managing Time
Chapter 7 : Organizational Resource Innovation
Chapter 8 : Other Approaches and Methods
Chapter 9 : Discussion and Future Work

Index