Overview

This book presents leading minds and landmark ideas in an easily accessible format. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, The Harvard Business Review Paperback series delivers the fundamental information today's professionals need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From managing diversity to exploring alternative workplaces to debunking myths about compensation, the topics covered in this collection address how to build organizations with judicious and effective systems for managing people. It is a Harvard Business Review paperback.

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Author:   Harvard Business Review
Publisher:   Harvard Business Review Press
Imprint:   Harvard Business Review Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780875849072

ISBN 10:   0875849075
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   10 February 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. What Holds the Modern Company Together? By Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones 2. Pygmalion in Management by J. Sterling Livingston 3. Six Dangerous Myths About Pay by Jeffrey Pfeffer 4. Empowerment: The Emperor's New Clothes by Chris Argyris 5. Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely 6. The Alternative Workplace: Changing Where and How People Work by Mahlon Apgar, IV 7. The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome by Jean-Francois Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux 8. The Necessary Art of Persuasion by Jay A. Conger About the Contributors Index

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Influential articles on issues facing all managers and organisations, ranging from dealing with difficult employees to communicating persuasively, creating a diversity programme to developing a motivating compensation programme. Authors include Chris Argyris, Jean-Louis Barsoux, Rob Goffee and Jeffrey Pfeffer. (Kirkus UK)

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