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Adhocracy: The power to change (The Larger agenda series)
by Robert H Waterman
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Whittle Direct Books (1990)
ISBN: 0962474517
EAN: 9780962474514
Hardcover: 86 pages
SKU: WB200561
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0962474517 DJ has minor shelf wear; Cover itself shows no wear, no dog-eared pgs, no writing or highlighting, Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
"Ad-hoc-ra-cy": any form of organization that cuts across normal bureaucratic lines to capture opportunities, solve problems and get results. In this era of accelerating change, the people, organizations and even national economies most likely to succeed are those with the ability to adjust and adapt. According to Robert Waterman Jr, co-author of "In Search of Excellence", innovation has to become a way of life in organizations large and small. What they need is an environment that fosters the effective use of the ad hoc, problem-solving work groups outside the normal bureaucracy that so often stifles initiative. Drawing on 25 years' experience in management consulting, Waterman offers clear instructions on how to establish adhocracy and make it work. He is also the author of "The Renewal Factor" and "In Search of Excellence".
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Customer Reviews
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Quick and Insightful
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-02-12
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Robert Waterman, the quieter co-author of In Search of Excellence, highlights ways to make organizations hum. The Adhocracy is organized around solving problems and gettiing results, not functional organizations. The concepts precede the re-engineering craze, and are compactly written and easily accesible for any reader.
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Sound, quick, clear
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-09-30
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This small book packs a lot of insight into a very few pages. It points out the virtues of bureaucracy -- and then shows one how to make organizations function better by adding "adhocracy" to the mix. It also provides some helpful tips about why big initiatives so often go wrong in organizations. If your organization is contemplating any kind of big change, this is a book to curl up with for a few hours. After that, you may well want to get back online and order copies for the other persons whose participation is needed in the change process.
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