Windows into Organizations

by John W. Newstrom, Jon L. Pierce

Windows in two organizations provide 68 Bridge or windows that give you pictures of complex business situations. These freeze-frames help you organize your thoughts, analyze strengths and weaknesses, and plan the next action. These windows, selected for their simplicity, flexibility, and usefulness, concentrate on 20 critical Management areas, including conflict resolution, downsizing, leadership styles, and strategic management. This book is all about pictures. It will give you a new way of looking at your business issues. A different perspective that's graphic and visual and therefore objective. The pictures are four-part grids that capture on paper the essence of a business situation. By charting two aspects of a topic (such as how productive a team is against how high its morale is), the grids or windows create a snapshot showing how the two dynamics interact in for paint. This clear portrayal of a complex issue allows you to organize your thoughts interpret strengths and weaknesses, and planned the next action. Grids have been used for almost three decades to illuminate all kinds of business concerns everything from employee performance to product growth. But Windows Into Organizations gives you something new - a selection of 68 cream-of-the-crop grids that you'll find immensely useful. Chosen for their simplicity, practicality, and flexibility, the 68 models include classic and well-known grids, as well as innovative ones that the authors have discovered or created themselves.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1990