Managing Knowledge Workers: Unleashing Innovation and Productivity by A.D. Amar

Description: Managing Knowledge Workers by A.D. Amar Amar (business, Seton Hall U.) examines the recent and evolving workplace development of knowledge workers employees who gather, process, and develop updated knowledge within their area of specialization for use in improving the performance of their organization. The author discusses the differenc FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With the emergence of a powerful new breed of organization--the knowledge organization--comes a bold new challenge to the old ways of managing people. Workers with special cutting-edge knowledge and the ability to transform it into marketable goods and services can not be managed the old command-and-control way, nor even by some of the more enlightened ways developed since then. Only new ways, and old ways updated and adapted to special new situations, can work. Only in this way can innovation and productivity--the crucial ingredients for success in knowledge-based organizations--be harnessed. Indeed, it is the capacity to innovate, not the infusion of huge amounts of capital, that is the true predictor of success in these new companies. Just as the baby boomers working in traditional settings differ from those who went before, so do the later generations of X-ers and Y-ers differ from them. Their sociology and psychology are totally different, and Amar shows specifically how and why. The result is an in-depth presentation of whom these knowledge workers are and how to select, adapt, and develop new concepts, principles, strategies, and techniques to achieve the unique successes they are capable of delivering.Amar highlights the difference between these new, knowledge-based organizations and their traditional counterparts. He makes clear with examples, anecdotes, and other illustrative material that the driving force behind them is their ability to innovate. These organizations attract special types of people, and, as Amar points out, they have their own ways of seeing the world and doing things in it. They tend to decry and defy tradition. Amar explores the sociology and psychology of these startling new workers, and provides management with a full bag of tools to interact with them, including ways to redesign work itself as well as the entire organization, plus new ways to approach the commonplace functions of decision-making, leading, motivating, and controlling. He also provides special insights into the modification of behavior, and a means to assess when it can be useful and productive. Author Biography A. D. AMAR is Professor of Management at the Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University. Also Director and Editor of The Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business, he has published more than 50 articles in other periodicals as well. He holds degrees in engineering and management engineering, an MBA from Baruch College, and a doctorate in business from City University of New York. Among his clients as a consultant at various times are General Motors, VW/Audi USA, the Social Security Administration and The Human Resource Administration of the City of New York. Table of Contents PrefaceKnowledge OrganizationsKnowledge Organizations and EnvironmentAppendix 1-1: E-Business: Selection and Adaption of Products and Services for the Internet Commerce by A.D. AmarKnowledge WorkersSociology of Knowledge WorkersTraining, Learning, and Behavior Modification in Knowledge EnvironmentKnowledge Work and OrganizationMaking Knowledge Work a PleasureTeaming and Grouping Strategies: Its a SymbiosisKnowledge Work Organization and DesignManagement Functions in Knowledge OrganizationsMake Sure No One Decides for ThemLeading to be a LeaderKeeping Them Going: Motivation in Knowledge EnvironmentPutting Them in ControlAppendix 10-1: Controls and Creativity in OrganizationLifting Them Up: Combating Low Morale in Knowledge OrganizationsFuture of Knowledge OrganizationsKnowledge Organizations in the Twenty-First Century Review ?[w]ould be of particular interest to human resource management professionals and for use in graduate courses on technology management and change.?-Personnel Psychology"Ýw¨ould be of particular interest to human resource management professionals and for use in graduate courses on technology management and change."-Personnel Psychology"[w]ould be of particular interest to human resource management professionals and for use in graduate courses on technology management and change."-Personnel Psychology Promotional Shows why organizations that thrive on creativity cannot be managed in old ways, and provides a toolkit to help HR specialists and upper management find new ways or adapt current ways to achieve the value that younger knowledge workers are uniquely capable of delivering. Long Description With the emergence of a powerful new breed of organization--the knowledge organization--comes a bold new challenge to the old ways of managing people. Workers with special cutting-edge knowledge and the ability to transform it into marketable goods and services can not be managed the old command-and-control way, nor even by some of the more enlightened ways developed since then. Only new ways, and old ways updated and adapted to special new situations, can work. Only in this way can innovation and productivity--the crucial ingredients for success in knowledge-based organizations--be harnessed. Indeed, it is the capacity to innovate, not the infusion of huge amounts of capital, that is the true predictor of success in these new companies. Just as the baby boomers working in traditional settings differ from those who went before, so do the later generations of X-ers and Y-ers differ from them. Their sociology and psychology are totally different, and Amar shows specifically how and why. The result is an in-depth presentation of whom these knowledge workers are and how to select, adapt, and develop new concepts, principles, strategies, and techniques to achieve the unique successes they are capable of delivering. Amar highlights the difference between these new, knowledge-based organizations and their traditional counterparts. He makes clear with examples, anecdotes, and other illustrative material that the driving force behind them is their ability to innovate. These organizations attract special types of people, and, as Amar points out, they have their own ways of seeing the world and doing things in it. They tend to decry and defy tradition. Amar explores the sociology and psychology of these startling new workers, and provides management with a full bag of tools to interact with them, including ways to redesign work itself as well as the entire organization, plus new ways to approach the commonplace functions of decision-making, leading, motivating, and controlling. He also provides special insights into the modification of behavior, and a means to assess when it can be useful and productive. Review Quote "[w]ould be of particular interest to human resource management professionals and for use in graduate courses on technology management and change."- Personnel Psychology Promotional "Headline" Shows why organizations that thrive on creativity cannot be managed in old ways, and provides a toolkit to help HR specialists and upper management find new ways or adapt current ways to achieve the value that younger knowledge workers are uniquely capable of delivering. Details ISBN1567204481 Author A.D. Amar Year 2001 ISBN-10 1567204481 ISBN-13 9781567204483 Publication Date 2001-10-30 Subtitle Unleashing Innovation and Productivity Country of Publication United States DEWEY 658.3 Illustrations Appendices Format Hardcover Pages 264 Short Title MANAGING KNOWLEDGE WORKERS Language English Media Book Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Place of Publication Westport DOI 10.1604/9781567204483 UK Release Date 2001-10-30 AU Release Date 2001-10-30 NZ Release Date 2001-10-30 US Release Date 2001-10-30 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:92626366;

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