Middle Managers as Agents of Collaboration
Middle Managers as Agents of Collaboration

Author: Paul Williams

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2019-07-10

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1447343034

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This important book examines the role, behaviours and management practices of middle managers operating within the context of collaboration – complex inter-organizational and multi-sector settings that demand cross-boundary governance, policy and practice to tackle challenging contemporary societal problems and issues. Presenting new evidence and offering perspectives from both the public and private sectors, the author critically explores the main themes that are integral to the management challenges facing this cadre of managers. The book sets out the implications of this research for policy and practice and offers practical recommendations to policy makers and managers working in this area.

Middle managers' collaboration with social movements in strategy execution: role of collaborative embeddedness and first-mover advantage
Middle managers' collaboration with social movements in strategy execution: role of collaborative embeddedness and first-mover advantage

Author: Leesi Gabriel Gborogbosi

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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Prior research has documented the engagements between firms and social movements, and how such interactions influence firm’s practices, policies, and behaviour. However, there has been less focus on the collaboration between firms and social movements in the area of the strategy process. This study evolves the concept of collaborative embeddedness which, we argue, arises when trust is embedded in the collaboration between firm’s managers and social movements. We test this theory within the context of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. This study addresses the questions of: (1) whether firm’s middle managers who collaborate with social movements create a higher performance for the firm compared to firms whose middle managers do not collaborate, (2) how trust in the personal ties between the parties is embedded in the collaboration between them, and (3) whether early collaboration by firms’ middle managers create an early-mover advantage and improves firm performance in a non-market environment. We use social movement, embeddedness, and first-mover advantage theoretical lenses to investigate the role of trust, repeated interaction, switching costs, entry timing and early collaboration in the relationship between social movements and firm’s middle managers. Using responses from firms’ middle managers and social movements, we adopt exploratory study and regression modeling to analyze how the collaborative relationships create mutual benefits and early-mover advantages. Our findings show that firms’ middle managers who engage in collaboration with social movements and build trust in their relationship outperform firms whose middle managers take a more hostile stance and do not collaborate. Based on the trusting relationship, social movements appear more willing to provide support that enables firms’ middle managers to deliver strategy implementation within costs and schedules. The findings also indicate that middle managers of firms who collaborate early with social movements add an early-mover advantage to their firms.

Collaboration
Collaboration

Author: Morten Hansen

Publisher: Harvard Business Press

Published: 2009-05-12

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1422137279

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In Collaboration, author Morten Hansen takes aim at what many leaders inherently know: in today's competitive environment, companywide collaboration is an imperative for successful strategy execution, yet the sought-after synergies are rarely, if ever, realized. In fact, most cross-unit collaborative efforts end up wasting time, money, and resources. How can managers avoid the costly traps of collaboration and instead start getting the results they need? In this book, Hansen shows managers how to get collaboration right through "disciplined collaboration"-- a practical framework and set of tools managers can use to: · Assess when--and when not--to pursue collaboration across units to achieve goals · Identify and overcome the four barriers to collaboration · Get people to buy into the larger picture, even when they own only a small piece of it · Be a "T-Shaped Manager," collaborating across divisions while still working deeply in your own unit · Create networks across the organization that are not large, but nimble and effective Based on the author's long-running research, in-depth case studies, and company interviews, Collaboration delivers practical advice and tools to help your organization collaborate--for real results.

Information Technology Governance in Public Organizations
Information Technology Governance in Public Organizations

Author: Lazar Rusu

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-07-18

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 3319589784

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This book examines trends and challenges in research on IT governance in public organizations, reporting innovative research and new insights in the theories, models and practices within the area. As we noticed, IT governance plays an important role in generating value from organization’s IT investments. However there are different challenges for researchers in studying IT governance in public organizations due to the differences between political, administrative, and practices in these organizations. The first section of the book looks at Management issues, including an introduction to IT governance in public organizations; a systematic review of IT alignment research in public organizations; the role of middle managers in aligning strategy and IT in public service organizations; and an analysis of alignment and governance with regard to IT-related policy decisions. The second section examines Modelling, including a consideration of the challenges faced by public administration; a discussion of a framework for IT governance implementation suitable to improve alignment and communication between stakeholders of IT services; the design and implementation of IT architecture; and the adoption of enterprise architecture in public organizations. Finally, section three presents Case Studies, including IT governance in the context of e-government strategy implementation in the Caribbean; the relationship of IT organizational structure and IT governance performance in the IT department of a public research and education organization in a developing country; the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and IT governance through a study of the Swedish Tax Authorities; and the role of institutional logics in IT project activities and interactions in a large Swedish hospital.

The Art of Middle Management
The Art of Middle Management

Author: Peter Fleming

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1134129106

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Like its predecessor on secondary middle management, this book uses a succinct and accessible style. The authors; highlight the special challenge of middle management; cover the full range of middle management activities in primary schools; link to the Teacher Training Agency's National Standards for Subject Leadership; and use self-assessment questions and case studies to bring management theory to life. A chapter is devoted to the performance management framework that was introduced in September 2000. Throughout, the focus is on improving the quality of education for pupils through the creation of a positive team ethos.

Development Management
Development Management

Author: Justice Nyigmah Bawole

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1317238419

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Despite significant financial investments, the rate of development and pace of poverty reduction in developing and transitional countries has not always matched expectations. Development management typically involves complex interactions between governmental and non-governmental organisations, donors and members of the public, and can be difficult to navigate. This volume brings together a group of international contributors to explore the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of development management, and to consider the prospects and challenges associated with it in the context of both developing and transitional countries. Referring to dominant norms and values in public and developmental organisations, development management is tied up with the attitudes and perceptions of various stakeholders including: government officials, public sector managers, aid workers, donors and members of the public. Attempting to make sense of complex interactions between these actors is highly problematic and calls for new approaches, models and insights. Based on cutting-edge research, the chapters challenge much of the previous discourse on the subject and evaluate the challenges and opportunities that it presents. Development Management offers academics, researchers and practitioners of public administration, business and management, international development and political science a comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of current research on development management in the context of developing and transitional countries.

High-Impact Middle Management
High-Impact Middle Management

Author: Lisa Haneberg

Publisher: Association for Talent Development

Published: 2023-06-20

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1607285916

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High-Impact Middle Management is designed to address the unique needs of public sector managers. Middle managers in the public sector have more direct impact on results than any other layer of an organization. This book shows you how to become a high-impact middle manager—one who can transform high pressure into high impact business results. This is a sister book to The High-Impact Middle Manager.

The Routledge Handbook of Service Research Insights and Ideas
The Routledge Handbook of Service Research Insights and Ideas

Author: Eileen Bridges

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-02

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 1351245228

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The Routledge Handbook of Service Research Insights and Ideas offers authoritative coverage of current scholarship in the expanding discipline of service research. Original chapters from the world’s leading specialists in the discipline explore foundations and innovations in services, highlighting important issues relating to service providers, customers, and service design. The volume goes beyond previous publications by drawing together material from different functional areas, including marketing, human resource management, and service process design and operations. These topics are important in helping readers become knowledgeable about how different functional areas interact to create a successful customer experience. This book is ideal as a first port of call for postgraduate students desiring to get up to speed quickly in the services discipline. It is also a must-read for academics new to services who want to access cutting-edge research.