The playful entrepreneur how to adapt and thrive in uncertain times / Mark Dodgson and David M. Gann.

Author/creator Dodgson, Mark, 1957-
Other author Gann, David.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Descriptionxi, 265 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Portion of title How to adapt and thrive in uncertain times
Contents Part 1. Why be playful? Work ; Play -- Part 2. Noble behaviours. Grace ; Craft ; Fortitude ; Ambition -- Part 3. Being playful. Work and organization ; Postscript.
Abstract How can we learn to deal with uncertainty at work? The answer, as Dodgson and Gann portray in this pathfinding book, is to learn from the adaptive behaviors of entrepreneurs. Play, the authors show, is a crucial component of this. It encourages exploration, experimentation, and curiosity while it also challenges established practices and orthodoxies. It facilitates change in people and organizations. Drawing on in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs and innovators, this book explains why we should incorporate play into work, what play looks like, and how to encourage playfulness in individuals and organizations. Dodgson and Gann identify four key behaviors that endorse, encourage, and guide play: grace, craft, fortitude, and ambition, and provide a blueprint for an alternative way of working that fosters resilience and encourages innovation and growth in difficult times.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 248-252) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018938631
ISBN9780300233926 hardcover
ISBN0300233922 hardcover

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