Management intelligence Sense and nonsense for the successful manager /

Adrian Furnham takes a sideways glance at management in this book of short essays. The essays are like tablets: to be taken a few at a time. They are designed to cure hangovers, reduce blood pressure and lighten the mood. They are also meant to be prophylactics against managerial madness. Take two,...

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Main Authors: Furnham, Adrian, 1953
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230227439
Summary: Adrian Furnham takes a sideways glance at management in this book of short essays. The essays are like tablets: to be taken a few at a time. They are designed to cure hangovers, reduce blood pressure and lighten the mood. They are also meant to be prophylactics against managerial madness. Take two, then call Adrian in the morning.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2008.
Carrier Form: 216 p. : 3 figures, 4.
ISBN: 9780230216648
9780230227439 :
0230227430 :
CLC: F744-61
Contents: Preface Introduction The Essays: Affirmative Shopping All Chiefs Now Anti-Commercialism Art and Science of Haggling Asking Simple Questions Bad Mouthing Products Banality of Leadership Breaking the Code Business Virtues Business Recovery Capture Bonded Employee Carrot and Stick Management Chain of Happiness Conscientizing the Public Consumer Boycotts Corporate Courage Corporate Police Corruption at Work Courage and Cowardice Disengagement Levels Dress for Success Executive Ed Excess Fear and Greed Feedback Phobia Full Glass Optimism Funny Business Gossip is Good For You Higher Education Psyc