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Systems thinking for management consultants = introducing holistic flexibility /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Systems thinking for management consultants/ by Rajneesh Chowdhury.
Reminder of title:	introducing holistic flexibility /
Author:	Chowdhury, Rajneesh.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Singapore : : 2019.,
Description:	xxxiii, 516 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	System theory. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8530-8
ISBN:	9789811385308

Systems thinking for management consultants = introducing holistic flexibility /
Chowdhury, Rajneesh.

Systems thinking for management consultantsintroducing holistic flexibility /[electronic resource] :by Rajneesh Chowdhury. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2019. - xxxiii, 516 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Flexible systems management,2199-8493. - Flexible systems management..

Part 1: SYSTEMS THINKING FOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS -- Chapter 1. What is Systems Thinking -- Chapter 2. Critical Systems Thinking for Holism and Flexibility -- Chapter 3. On-ground relevance -- Part 2: FRAMEWORKS FOR CONSULTANTS -- Chapter 4. Microinsurance and Community Engagement -- Chapter 5. Access and Empowerment through electronic Public Health -- Chapter 6. Conceptual framework for technology implementation -- Part 3: Cases to Ponder -- Chapter 7. Healthcare Knowledge Management -- Chapter 8. Project Failure -- Chapter 9. Organizational Collaboration -- Chapter 10. Bracing for the future.

This book discusses how systems thinking and approaches can aid management consultants in navigating the complexities of client advisory in current realities. It thereby brings to the forefront aspects of holism, flexibility and responsibility - the keys to success in today's world. Management consultants are called in to offer an independent expert view of an organisation/ a situation and are expected to address some of the most pressing problems businesses face. The client does not exist in a silo, but in a complex environment that lies at the intersection of a range of internal and external factors that are often unseen and unpredictable. The organisation itself presents an alien territory that the consultant is expected to acclimatise to within a very short period of time, and come up with solutions that "insiders" would not have been able to visualise. The book presents a range of ideas, concepts and reference cases that are relevant and topical for consultants in their daily work. It argues that systems thinking allows holism and flexibility in management consulting - while holism is about the ability to encompass the environmental and organisational complexity, flexibility is about the ability to think creatively and adopt different approaches to accommodate this complexity. With commentaries, case studies, conceptual models and perspectives that cut across multiple industries, sectors and countries, this book is a valuable resource for academics and professionals alike. The book's inner pages and its page on Springer.com contain additional comments providing perspectives of clients, industry experts and academia.

ISBN: 9789811385308

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-13-8530-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

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LC Class. No.: Q295 / .C46 2019

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