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The Six Dilemmas of Collaboration: Inter-organisational Relationships as Drama |
| Jim Bryant (Sheffield Hallam Univ. and thestrategystudio.com ) |
| "At last we have a theory that helps us understand organizsations as the bustling collection of conflicts, partnerships, emotions, logic and intuitions that they really are. The ability to understand, predict and co-ordinate within this tangled web of relationships will be THE defining characteristic of tomorrow's great leaders." —Mary Crannell, President, Idea Sciences, Alexandria, VA. "In an increasingly confrontational world, drama theory helps organisations to understand, communicate and survive." —Ken Bowen, Professor of Operational Research, Royal Holloway, University of London
"Making good decisions is extremely difficult when the actions of more than one party determine the final outcome. Drama theory is one of the few decision tools available to managers who must make decisions under such circumstances." —Niall Fraser, Co-Founder Open Options Corporation; formerly Professor at the University of Waterloo, Toronto < | | |
