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SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT : EXAMPLES FROM THE AUTOMOTICE INDUSTRY
Description
Description
The application of systems theory to today’s businesses is a direct result of the enhancements that stem from globalization. In order to remain competitive in the new global environment, companies must alter their managerial methods and strategies.
Systemic Approaches to Strategic Management: Examples from the Automotive Industry addresses the issues that industrial companies face in the current era of globalization and how the application of systems theory has affected their performance. Highlighting issues such as theoretical approaches of systems theory, production strategies, and organizational structure, this book is a pivotal reference source for practitioners, students, engineers, technicians, business managers, and economists interested in systems theory application in the management of industrial companies.
Content
Table of Contents
Foreword
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ix
Preface
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xii
Acknowledgment
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xvii
Section 1
The Company Dealt with Systemically
Chapter 1
Information.in.Systems.Theory
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1
THEORETICAL.APPROACH.OF.THE.“SYSTEM”.CONCEPT
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1
USE.OF.THE.ANALYSIS.AND.SYNTHESIS.METHOD.IN.SYSTEMS.THEORY
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5
MODELLING.AND.SIMULATING.THE.SYSTEMS
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7
AUTOMATIC.ADJUSTMENT.SYSTEMS
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8
AUTOMATIC.ADJUSTMENT.SYSTEM:.MANAGEMENT.SYSTEM.INTERDEPENDENCE
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11
SYSTEMS.MANAGEMENT
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13
INFORMATION.AND.ITS.ROLE.IN.SYSTEMS.MANAGEMENT
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14
SYSTEMIC.DISTORTION.OF.INFORMATION.USED.IN.SYSTEMS.MANAGEMENT
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15
Chapter 2
The.Risk.in.Systems.Management
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21
THEORY.OF.RISK
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21
THEORETICAL.APPROACH.OF.MANAGERIAL.RISK
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23
MANAGERS’.POSITION.TO.MANAGERIAL.RISK
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25
INDUSTRIAL.RISK
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29
Chapter 3
Use.of.Systems.Theory.to.Deal.with.Industrial.Companies
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34
ANALYSIS.OF.COMPANY.AS.“CYBERNETIC.SYSTEM”
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34
PRODUCTION.SYSTEM:.“THE.COMPANY”.CYBERNETIC.SYSTEM.RELATION
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35
APPLYING.THE.SYSTEMIC.THEORY.TO.ANALYSE.COMPANY’S.FUNCTIONS
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37
CONTEMPORARY.THEORIES.ON.COMPANY’S.STRUCTURE
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39
FULL.CYCLE.OF.COMPANIES’.OPERATION
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42
CONTROLLING.THE.ACTIVITY.OF.THE.ORGANISATION
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45
Chapter 4
Companies’.Operation.Environments.in.a.Global.Economy
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50
COMPETITION.AND.COMPETITORS,.ELEMENTS.OF.COMPANIES’.EXTERNAL.ENVIRONMENT
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50
COMPANY’S.INTERNAL.ENVIRONMENT.AND.ITS.COMPONENTS
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56
COMPANIES’.AMBIGUOUS.OPERATING.ENVIRONMENT
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59
DECISIONAL.PROCESS.IN.COMPANIES.OPERATING.IN.AN.AMBIGUOUS.ENVIRONMENT
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61
Chapter 5
Companies’.Activities.in.the.Current.Market.Economy
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64
MARKET.UNDER.GLOBALISATION
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64
COMPETITIVE.DEVELOPMENT.OF.COMPANIES.UNDER.GLOBAL.ECONOMY
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68
COMPANIES’.GROWTH.“IN.WAVES”.UNDER.A.GLOBALISED.ECONOMY
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72
COMPANIES’.INTERNATIONALIZATION.UNDER.GLOBAL.ECONOMY
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75
COMPANIES’.RATING.UNDER.THE.CURRENT.MARKET.ECONOMY
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81
COMMUNICATION.MODELS.USED.IN.CURRENT.COMPANIES’.MANAGEMENT
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87
Chapter 6
Company.Organisation.under.Current.Globalisation
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91
STRUCTURAL.ORGANISATION
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91
FACTORS.INFLUENCING.THE.STRUCTURAL.ORGANISATION
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93
ORGANISATIONAL.STRUCTURE.DESIGN
................................................................................................................
99
ORGANISATIONAL.STRUCTURE.DESIGN:.MANAGERIAL.COMMUNICATION.INTERDEPENDENCE
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100
TYPES.OF.ORGANISATIONAL.STRUCTURES
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103
FORMAL.ORGANISATION:.INFORMAL.ORGANISATION.RELATION
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111
STRATEGY.HARMONISATION.WITH.COMPANIES’.STRUCTURE
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115
Section 2
Use of Systemic Theory in Strategic Management
Chapter 7
Companies’.Strategies:.A.Theoretic.Approach
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119
COMPANIES’.STRATEGIES.AND.POLICIES
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119
COMPANY.MANAGERIAL.STRATEGIES
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122
COMPANY.STRATEGIES.SYSTEM
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129
STRATEGIC.ALTERNATIVES.AND.THEIR.CLASSIFICATION
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137
EVALUATION.AND.CONTROL.OF.STRATEGIES
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148
STAKEHOLDERS.AND.THEIR.ROLE.IN.PREPARING.COMPANIES’.STRATEGIES
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152
COMPANY’S.SUSTAINABLE.DEVELOPMENT.STRATEGY
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158
Chapter 8
Considerations.on.the.Current.State.of.Strategic.Management
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166
OPINIONS.ON.THE.STRATEGIC.MANAGEMENT.PROCESS.STRUCTURE
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166
EUROPEAN.CONCEPT.OF.STRATEGIC.MANAGEMENT
......................................................................................
170
JAPANESE.MANAGEMENT,.EXISTENCE.FORM.OF.STRATEGIC.MANAGEMENT
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177
KAIZEN.STRATEGY.IN.AUTOMOTIVE.INDUSTRY
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186
INDUSTRIAL.COMPANIES’.STRATEGIES.UNDER.CURRENT.GLOBALISATION
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203
STRATEGY.AS.WORKING.TOOL.OF.STRATEGIC.MANAGEMENT
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209
OPTIMISATION.OF.COMPANY.STRATEGY
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215
Chapter 9
Communication.in.the.Process.of.Elaborating.Strategies.on.Company.Development
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219
THEORETICAL.APPROACH.OF.COMMUNICATION.IN.INDUSTRIAL.COMPANIES
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219
SPECIFICITY.OF.MANAGERIAL.COMMUNICATION.IN.COMPANIES
..............................................................
224
COMPANIES’.DIAGNOSIS:.STARTING.POINT.IN.DEVELOPING.INDUSTRIAL.COMPANIES’.STRATEGY
.
225
MODELS.USED.TO.ANALYSE.THE.INDUSTRIAL.COMPANIES’.STRATEGIES.PORTFOLIO
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229
DEVELOPMENT.OF.ROMANIAN.INDUSTRIAL.COMPANIES’.STRATEGIES.DURING.THE.
TRANSITION.PERIOD
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234
Chapter 10
Production.Strategies.of.Companies.in.Machine.Manufacturing.Industry
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240
COMPLEXITY.OF.PRODUCTION.PROCESS.IN.MACHINE.MANUFACTURING.INDUSTRY
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240
POSITIONING.THE.INDUSTRIAL.STRATEGY.IN.REGIONAL.DEVELOPMENT.STRATEGY
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247
USE.OF.DECISION.TREE.TO.OPTIMIZE.PRODUCTION.STRATEGIES
...............................................................
251
STRATEGY.OF.ADVANCED.PRODUCTION.SYSTEMS
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264
USE.OF.EXPERT.SYSTEMS.TO.DEVELOP.THE.PRODUCTION.STRATEGY
......................................................
285
Chapter 11
Strategies.Used.to.Improve.Industrial.Companies’.Production.Quality
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298
STRATEGIES.IN.THE.PRODUCTION.QUALITY.FIELD
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