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This book provides a conceptual ´Flexibility in Resource Management´ framework supported by research/case applications in various related areas. It links and integrates the flexibility aspect with resource management to offer a fresh perspective, since flexibility in different levels of resource management is emerging as a key concern -- a business enterprise needs to have reactive flexibility (as adaptiveness and responsiveness) to cope with the changing and uncertain business environment. It may also endeavor to intentionally create flexibility by way of leadership change, re-engineering, innovation in products and processes, use of information and communication technology, and so on.
The selected papers discussing a variety of issues concerning flexibility in resource management, are organized into following four parts: flexibility and innovation; flexibility in organizational management; operations and technology management; and financial and risk management. In addition to addressing the organizational needs of corporate bodies spread across the globe, the book serves as a useful reference resource for a variety of audiences including management students, researchers, business managers, consultants and professional institutes.

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Valuation of Flexibility Initiatives - A Conceptual Framework.- Analysis of Impact of Asset, Strategic Intent on Product Family Engineering Flexibility for IT Organizations.- Measuring Innovation by Universities & Higher Academic Technical Institutions in India: Total Interpretive Structural Modelling Based Framework.- How Can Network Science Help to Make an Organization Resilient and Successful.- Organizational Flexibility and Entrepreneurship: Knowledge Management Perspective.- Managing Workplace Diversity through Organizational Climate: A Case of Indian Organizations.- A Conceptual Framework for Studying the Relationship between Workplace Spirituality and Knowledge Sharing: The Theory of Planning Behavior Perspective.- Analysis of Drivers of GSCM in Power Industry Using Total Interpretive Structural Modeling (TISM).- A New Methodology for Computer Aided Process Planning Using Multi Criteria Decision Making Technique.- Analysis of Growth of High-Tech Ventures and the Role of Management of Technology in Venture Scale-Up.- Financial Flexibility through Share Repurchases: A Case of Indian Companies.- Relative Financial Performance Indicator Approach for Portfolio Selection: A Case of Indian Stock Market.- Mitigation of Supply Risk through Scenario Modelling.

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