LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN THE INFORMATION AGE

نبذة عن كتاب LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN THE INFORMATION AGE

In a rapidly changing world, characterized by the driving force of globalization and the all-encompassing Information Revolution, what will the role of the new generation managers be? What skills will effective leaders need in order to successfully guide government, business and society? To explore these pressing issues in today’s dynamic environment of human resource and information management, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) organized its Sixth Annual Conference, under the title Leadership and Management in the Information Age, November 5-7, 2000, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
A panel of distinguished speakers that comprised Nobel laureates, world-renowned researchers, professors, leading practitioners and pioneers addressed a range of crucial issues relating to leadership and management in the Age of Information.
This volume of conference presentations focuses on managing the potent forces shaping the environment we live in as individuals, as members of organizations and as citizens. It explores the paradigms of successful leadership, modes of implementing organizational change in the public and private sectors, new techniques in human resource management, effective management of genetic engineering and biotechnology advancements, emerging trends shaping the world economy and the nature of defense and national security in a fluid global environment.