The Fractal Organization

Creating Enterprises of Tomorrow
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-93-5150-244-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

The biggest challenge facing leaders today is the creation of organizations that are capable of surviving and flourishing in these uncertain times. How does one create an organization that is sustainable in the long run, how can organizations be ready for uncertainties that the markets place upon them, how can an organization be simply brilliant by design? This book leverages the proposed meta-theory for progressive organizational design and dynamics real-world reflections to create fractal-based sustainable enterprises of tomorrow.

In this meta-theory all instances of organization, from the smallest, such as an idea or a person, to the largest, such as global markets and planet earth herself, are fractals: the essence of their way of being is repeated on scales both smaller and larger than themselves. There is however, a particular class of fractals, that of progress, of which The Fractal Ladder is an ever-present manifestation, which spawns organizations that are truly progressive and sustainable in nature. In the scheme of things this class of fractals is of critical importance, and to master its replication and to fully understand the impact it will have in creating sustainable and dynamic organizations is a practical necessity.

Divided into three parts, Part I – Theory, will present the theory behind the Fractal Organization. Part II – Exercises, will translate key elements of the fractal-based world-view into practical activities and exercises at the personal and workplace levels. Part III – Reflections, will apply the basic logic of the sun-marked physical-vital-mental fractal to many practical problems and situations we are faced with daily to suggest ways to address them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malik, Pravir

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
Foreword by Dipak Jain
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I: THEORY
The Pattern
The Person Pattern
The Business Pattern
The Economy Pattern
The System Pattern
The Evolution Pattern
The Fractal Ladder
Fractal Properties
The Nature of Progress
Remaking the Business World
Creating Enterprises of Tomorrow
II–EXERCICES
Exercises 1 – The Pattern
Exercises 2 – The Person Pattern
Exercises 3 – The Business Pattern
Exercises 4 – The Economy Pattern
Exercises 5 – The System Pattern
Exercises 6 – The Evolution Pattern
Exercises 7 – The Fractal Ladder
Exercises 8 – Fractal Properties
Exercises 9 – The Nature of Progress
Exercises 10 – Remaking the Business World
Exercises 11 – Creating Enterprises of Tomorrow
Bonus Exercises: Creating Your Personal Manifesto
III: REFLECTIONS AND ANALYSES
A Personal Experience of Fractals
Reflections at the Individual Level
Reflections at the Organizational Level
Reflections on Organizational Design
Reflections on Industry Development
Reflections on Financial Crises
Reflection From the 2012 US Presidential Elections
Reflections on Various Global Political Developments

Über Autor(innen)

Malik, Pravir
Pravir Malik has over 20 years of experience in the field of organizational development. In particular, he has a great experience in in-depth analyses, modeling, synthesis, and development of a fractal model and mathematics for organizations. He is Founding Member of A.T. Kearney, India, has served as Managing Director Advisory Services for Business for Social Responsibility—a leading global corporate social responsibility consulting company, has been Intent Architect with Conner Partners, has served on the HR Leadership Team of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, and has been a Professor at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. He has an MBA degree from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Chicago, an MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and a BSE degree in Computer Engineering from the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.