{"product_id":"rethinking-the-fifth-discipline-by-robert-louis-flood-9780415185301","title":"Rethinking the Fifth Discipline","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Discipline\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the very few approaches to management that has attained a position in the International Hall of Fame. Robert Louis Flood’s book explains and critiques the ideas in straightforward terms. \u003cem\u003eRethinking the Fifth Discipline\u003c\/em\u003e makes significant and fundamental improvements to the core discipline of systemic thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt establishes crucial developments in this area within the context of the learning organisation, including creativity and organisational transformation. It is therefore a very important text for strategic planners, organisational change agents, and consultants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey features of this work include a review and critique of \u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Discipline\u003c\/em\u003e and systemic thinking, an introduction to the gurus of systemic thinking—Senge, Bertalanffy, Beer, Ackoff, Checkland, and Churchman—a redefinition of management through systemic thinking, a guide to choosing, implementing, and evaluating improvement strategies, and practical animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Louis Flood is a renowned and authoritative expert in the field of management. He has implemented systemic management in a wide range of organisations across many continents and has lectured by invitation in twenty-five countries, including Japan and the USA. Professor Flood has featured on many radio and TV programmes. His book \u003cem\u003eBeyond TQM\u003c\/em\u003e (Wiley) was nominated for the IMC Management Book of the Year 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBusiness and Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607510827244,"sku":"9780415185301","price":123.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/efb867d6cd59911e69bb28242a9e0a30.jpg?v=1778188776","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/rethinking-the-fifth-discipline-by-robert-louis-flood-9780415185301","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}