Title :
Understanding people, leading through technology
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Technol., Policy & Manage., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper discusses the application of organizational behavior theories in practice and how they form the basis for a process for managing people and teams in a distributed environment. The paper starts to explore the need for organizational learning and dialogue and continues to explore personal contexts in order to enable effective communication in multinational business environments. The examples discussed are from companies within the Royal Dutch Shell Group.
Keywords :
management of change; professional communication; Royal Dutch Shell Group; distributed environment; effective communication; multinational business environments; organizational behavior theories; people management; personal contexts; teams management; Context; Decision making; Electronic mail; Environmental management; Paper technology; Problem-solving; Space exploration; Steady-state; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2002. IEMC '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7385-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2002.1038440