The Management Myth: Debunking Modern Business Philosophy
Combining hands-on experience with contemporary fads in efficiency improvement, empowerment, and strategy, Stewart lays bare how little consultants have really done for the business of others--while making a killing for themselves.
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Book Information
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
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| Publish Date: | 08/16/2010 |
| Pages: | 352 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780393338522 |
| ISBN-10: | 0393338525 |
| Language: | English |
Full Description
Fresh from Oxford with a degree in philosophy and no particular interest in business, Matthew Stewart might not have seemed a likely candidate to become a consultant. But soon he was telling veteran managers how to run their companies.
In narrating his own ill-fated (and often hilarious) odyssey at a top-tier firm, Stewart turns the consultant's merciless, penetrating eye on the management industry itself. The Management Myth offers an insightful romp through the entire history of thinking about management, a withering critique of pseudoscience in management theory, and a clear explanation of why the MBA usually amounts to so much BS--leading us through the wilderness of American business thought.