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Karen Stephenson, PhD.
NetForm International Inc.
Knowledge Capital
5 East 22nd Street #29K
New York, New York 10010
Phone: 212.253.6816
Fax: 208-441-3468
E-mail: karen.stephenson@netform.com
Web: http://www.netform.com
The President of NetForm, Karen Stephenson, is a professor of
management and speaks on the scientific principles of network management
at several universities such as California State University, Columbia, MIT
and University of California (Berkeley and Los Angeles). She is a
corporate anthropologist.
What
Knowledge Tears Apart, Networks Make Whole
- Every organization has a wealth of knowledge stored
in the memories and intuitions of its employees. This tacit knowledge
is shared through formal and non-formal networks, which bond and
motivate people within the organization. Karen Stephenson goes at the
importance of trust in the creation of such networks and explains why
managers must harness the power of networks to efficiently guide
innovation and change.
Network
Management
- Many companies consist of networks that cross over
many cultures, languages and identities. This article is an
examination of the underlying complexities (and challenges) that
companies face when implementing globalization procedures.
Making
a Virtual Organization Work
- What do clan, tribal and corporate organizational
structures have in common? Among other things, they are all forms that
require a degree of trust among their members to function
successfully. Operation- alizing trust in today's global organizations
brings an extra challenge: creating authentic dialogue to successfully
navigate the real world of a virtual world
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