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Record Nr.

UNINA9910679874403321

Autore

Morris Steve

Titolo

The Handbook of Management Fads [[electronic resource] ] : Survival in Business...without Taking Yourself Too Seriously

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Thorogood Publishing, 2000

ISBN

1-280-23285-4

9786610232857

1-85418-532-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Disciplina

658.001

Soggetti

Fads

Management

Success in business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The author; Contents; 1 What's your affliction?; 2 An anatomy of fiddle-faddles; 3 Fiddling with environments; 4 Fiddling with processes; 5 Fiddling with people; 6 Stop the world...; 7 Glossary of gurus and management thinkers

Sommario/riassunto

This guide debunks certain management terms and concepts in an anecdotal style. For added authenticity, it includes quotes from managers who rode the wave of particular fads and are now able to revisit their experiences with the subversive benefit of hindsight.