Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Achieving Systemic Organizational Change -- I: Strategic restructuring -- 2. Japan's Version of Managerial Capitalism -- Commentary by Harold E. Edmondson -- 3. The Political Embeddedness of Industrial Change: Corporate Restructuring and Local Politics in Contemporary Italy -- Commentary by Veikko O. Vuorikari -- 4. Corporate Restructuring and Organizational Behavior -- Commentary by Laura Divine -- 5. The Effect of Changes in Corporate Control on Firm Performance -- Commentary by Ann Leibowitz -- 6. The Role of the CEO in the Management of Change: The Case of Information Technology -- Commentary by Donald Runkle -- 7. Strategic Alignment: A Model for Organizational Transformation Through Information Technology -- Commentary by Thomas Madison and Nan Lower -- 8. Technological Change and the Management of Architectural Knowledge -- Commentary by John M. Matson -- Dialogue on Strategic Restructuring -- II: Using human resources for strategic advantage -- 9. Using Human Resources in Skill Formation: The Role of Training -- Commentary by Patrick Finckler -- Commentary by Fran Rodgers -- 10. Cross-Functional Teams: Blessing or Curse for New Product Development? -- Commentary by Sara L. Beckman -- 11. Human Resources, Organizational Governance, and Public Policy: Lessons from a Decade of Experimentation -- Commentary by Tapas Sen -- 12. Changing the Conditions of Work: Responding to Increasing Work Force Diversity and New Family Patterns -- Commentary by Derek Harvey -- Dialogue on Using Human Resources for Strategic Advantage -- III: Using technology for strategic advantage -- 13. Integrating Technology and Human Resources for High-Performance Manufacturing: Evidence from the International Auto Industry -- Commentary by Ranganath Nayak.

14. Managing the Introduction of New Process Technology: An International Comparison -- Commentary by Judith I. Rosen -- 15. Organizational Change and the Internationalization of R&D -- Commentary by David Znaty -- 16. The Effects of Information Technology on Management and Organizations -- Commentary by Sarita Narang -- 17. Organizational Change and Decision Making About New Technology -- Commentary by H. Kent Bowen -- Dialogue on Using Technology for Strategic Advantage -- IV: Redesigning organizational structures and boundaries -- 18. Work, Labor, and Action: Work Experience in a System of Flexible Production -- Commentary by James Mahoney -- 19. Informal Information Trading Between Firms -- Commentary by Claus G. Siegle -- 20. Strategic Alternatives for Technology-Based Product and Business Development -- Commentary by Robert J. Tuite -- 21. Systems Thinking and Organizational Learning: Acting Locally and Thinking Globally in the Organization of the Future -- Commentary by William C. Hanson -- Dialogue on Redesigning Organizational Structures and Boundaries -- V: Leadership and change: the practitioners' perspective -- 22. A CEO's Perspective -- 23. A Labor Leader's Perspective -- Dialogue on Leadership and Change -- Conclusion -- 24. Creating the Learning Organization -- Contributors and Participants -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.