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Managing VUCA Through Integrative Self-Management

How to Cope with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity in Organizational Behavior

  • Provides practical steps to create a self-managed way of organizing in the VUCA world
  • Includes a reflective question for each chapter to deepen the learning on important theories from West and East
  • Prepares the reader for navigating Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity, and seeing it as an opportunity for the future

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Swadharma: Self-Righteousness: Towards Intrinsic Guidance by Our Inner Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to VUCA

      • Sharda S. Nandram, Puneet K. Bindlish
      Pages 3-14
    3. Living and Leading in a VUCA World: Response-Ability and People of Faith

      • Nazarina Jamil, Maria Humphries-Kil
      Pages 65-79
  3. Swavalamban: Self-Reliance: From Sustainability to Self Reliance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
  4. Swaraaj: Self-Freedom: Towards Meaningful Fulfillment of Life Purposes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Karmic Leadership for a Mindful Existence

      • Anindo Bhattacharjee, Sandeep Singh
      Pages 161-169
    3. Spirituality in Indian Organizations

      • Gurinder Singh, Alka Maurya, Veenus Jain
      Pages 171-181
  5. Integrativeness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

About this book

In this book, experts discuss whether volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) represent a challenge or a business opportunity. More intense debates on global climate change, increased turbulence in financial quarters, increased job insecurity and high levels of stress at the workplace are attracting attention in the context of organization behavior and entrepreneurship. Fear and confusion have become part and parcel of business, often undermining trust, cooperation and inspiration. As a response, a new way of organizing self-management has emerged. The book combines practical wisdom from East and West, to develop integrative self-management theory and practice; provides direction to support an integrative mind-set, integrative organization and integrative leadership; and presents VUCA as an opportunity and necessity for development and growth, rather than a threat.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Praan Group, Halfweg, The Netherlands

    Sharda S. Nandram

  • Praan Group , Halfweg, The Netherlands

    Puneet K. Bindlish

About the editors

Sharda S. Nandram is co-chair of OMRISE Buurtzorg research group at Banasthali Vidyapith (India), Associate professor at Nyenrode Business University (The Netherlands), Co-founder of Praan Group (The Netherlands). Sharda is the author and editor of three well-received Springer books - 'The Spirit of Entrepreneurship' (2006, with Karel J. Samsom), 'Spirituality and Business' (2010, with Margot Esther Borden), and more recently 'Organizational Innovation by Integrating Simplification' published in 2015.

Puneet K. Bindlish is Fellow at Management Development Institute (MDI, India), Researcher of OMRISE Buurtzorg research group at Banasthali Vidyapith (India) and Co-founder of Praan Group (The Netherlands).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing VUCA Through Integrative Self-Management

  • Book Subtitle: How to Cope with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity in Organizational Behavior

  • Editors: Sharda S. Nandram, Puneet K. Bindlish

  • Series Title: Management for Professionals

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52231-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52230-2Published: 12 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84855-6Published: 28 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52231-9Published: 06 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2192-8096

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-810X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 335

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Resource Management, Organization, Faith, Spirituality and Business, Business Strategy/Leadership

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eBook USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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