Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management RevolutionThe national bestseller that offers prescriptions for an economic world turned upside down. "Enough inspiration and information to feed American management for years."-- "Industry Week" A "New York Times" bestseller for eleven months."Enough inspiration and information to feed American managers for years." "--Industry Week" "A provocative and worthwhile book, loaded with sound advice on how to manage our institutions in a world in which the old ways do not seem to work." "--Across the Board" |
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Page 39
... prescriptions are grounded in empirical evidence , all have been passed through a number of purely theoretical frameworks as well . Why is this important to the practitioner , who is , after all , the book's cus- tomer ? For at least ...
... prescriptions are grounded in empirical evidence , all have been passed through a number of purely theoretical frameworks as well . Why is this important to the practitioner , who is , after all , the book's cus- tomer ? For at least ...
Page 44
... prescriptions in each section is closely interrelated with the others in that section . Each section's introduction , as well as some of the commentary in each prescription , underscores this point . For instance , most participation ...
... prescriptions in each section is closely interrelated with the others in that section . Each section's introduction , as well as some of the commentary in each prescription , underscores this point . For instance , most participation ...
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... prescriptions here ( see Figure 13 ) constitute the Basic Premise : P - 1 boldly asserts that there is no limit to what the average person can accomplish if thoroughly involved ; P - 2 adds that this power can most effectively be tapped ...
... prescriptions here ( see Figure 13 ) constitute the Basic Premise : P - 1 boldly asserts that there is no limit to what the average person can accomplish if thoroughly involved ; P - 2 adds that this power can most effectively be tapped ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
3 | 59 |
47 | 68 |
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