Overview
Jaques has written a practical ""how-to"" book that applies to a variety of working organizations - industrial, commercial, service and public. Step-by-step, he builds up concepts, and then introduces the working procedures to enable CEOs and senior executive managers, and HR specialists to develop requiste organization for themselves - organization which will enhance creativity, productive effectiveness, human satisfaction and increase morale. Built upon the theoretical base of stratified systems theory, this work seeks to challenge current methods and assumptions in the field of organization, leadership, and management.
Full Product Details
Author: Elliott Jaques
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Gower Publishing Ltd
Edition: 2nd edition
Weight: 0.780kg
ISBN: 9780566079405
ISBN 10: 0566079402
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 16 January 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'although its style and presentation are simple, the range of concepts is very great ... includes a range of stimulating and valuable thoughts about delegation' Personnel Management 'This book is required reading for CEOs or anyone responsible for designing and leading an organization. Requisite Organization is Elliott Jaques at his best. His ideas about organizations and people are down to earth and practical. We are using them.' A F Smith, President and Chairman, Gilbert Associates, Inc 'Elliott Jaques' concepts are more relevant today than ever before.' David Stroll, IT Marketing Manager - Services Industries in Europe, Digital Equipment Corporation 'It is one of the most creative, interesting, mind boggling, comprehensive works on organization I have ever read.' Dr Jerry Harvey, Professor of Organization and industrial Psychology - The George Washington University 'Every page overflows with principles to guide the reader's thinking and practical suggestions for implementation.' Trident (Merseyside Chamber of Commerce magazine) 'A remarkable book that should be read by anyone seriously interested in understanding what makes organizations work.' Long Range Planning
Author Information
Elliott Jaques' academic posts include Visiting Research Professor in Management Science at The George Washington University and Professor Emeritus of Social Science at Brunel University in England. A trained psychoanalyst, and business organization guru, he has continuously combined work with organizations and with individuals - in industry, commerce, public service, education, the Church of England and the US Army. He is the author of 18 books, including Human Capability with Kathryn Cason, also published by Gower. In The Changing Culture of a Factory (1951), Dr Jaques introduced the concept of business culture and its affect on the work environment. He is recognized for creating the concept of mid-life crisis, in his 1965 scholarly paper, 'Death and the Mid-Life Crisis'.
