What Were They Thinking: Unconventional Wisdom About Management
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
What Were They Thinking: Unconventional Wisdom About Management
By (Author) Jeffrey Pfeffer
Harvard Business Review Press
Harvard Business Review Press
1st July 2007
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Management decision making
658.3001
Physical Properties
Hardback
241
Width 149mm, Height 218mm
425g
Description
Every day companies and their leaders fail to capitalize on opportunities because they misunderstand the real sources of business success.
Based on his popular column in Business 2.0, Jeffrey Pfeffer delivers wise and timely business commentary that challenges conventional wisdom while providing data and insights to help companies make smarter decisions. The book contains a series of short chapters filled with examples, data, and insights that challenge questionable assumptions and much conventional management wisdom. Each chapter also provides guidelines about how to think more deeply and intelligently about critical management issues. Covering topics ranging from managing people to leadership to measurement and strategy, its good organizational advice, delivered by Dr. Pfeffer himself.
Author Bio
Jeffrey Pfeffer is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of 11 books, and a monthly column in Business 2.0.
