The Insight Edge: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Evolutionary Management [Hardcover]

Ervin Laszlo (Author), Christopher Laszlo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1567200966 | ISBN-13: 978-1567200966 | Publication Date: February 28, 1997

Managing postindustrial enterprises in today's information-linked and globalized business environment is vastly different from managing businesses in the bygone industrial era. Being a good manager in today's world means navigating in the turbulence of a global sea of rapid-fire interaction, and coping with myriad factors that are prone to change in a seemingly unpredictable fashion. Being a good manager also means living up to one's responsibilities, not only to one's company and stockholders, but also to one's coworkers, partners, customers, and society at large--even nature. Meeting the challenge that confronts today's managers calls for a fresh knowledge base; one that includes, in addition to the necessary technical knowledge handed down in management schools and seminars, familiarity with the dynamics that generate the seemingly unpredictable--but by no means casual and unforeseeable--patterns of change in the contemporary business environment. This book offers such a knowledge base. It brings to leading managers, and to everyone concerned with the effective and responsible management of business companies, the essential minimum of up-to-date scientific knowledge: the readily acquired foundations of "evolutionary literacy."

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About the Author

ERVIN LASZLO, considered the foremost exponent of systems philosophy and general evolution theory, is President of the International Society for Systems Sciences, Founder-Director of the General Evolution Research Group, Editor of World Futures, Associate Editor of Behavioral Science, and President of the Club of Budapest.

CHRISTOPHER LASZLO, holder of two masters degrees from Columbia University and a doctorate from the University of Paris, is Vice President for Business Development for Central Europe at Lafarge S.A., a Fortune 500 transnational company.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Quorum Books (February 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567200966
• ISBN-13: 978-1567200966
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,209,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ervin Laszlo, twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is editor of the international periodical World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and Chancellor-Designate of the newly formed GlobalShift University. He is the founder and president of the international think tanks the Club of Budapest and the General Evolution Research Group and the author of 83 books translated into 21 languages. He lives in Italy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that would need a sequel for managers, January 12, 1998

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This review is from: The Insight Edge: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Evolutionary Management (Hardcover)

It is a great book that shows that the rules of the game in management are changing. It is never going to be the same: evolutionary theory shows the world's constraints. Everything needs to take it into account. Management as well. Only a sequel would be mosty useful to be even more practical for managers to apply operational principles.