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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... worker flexibility and creativity , diffusing responsibility for innovation , taking seriously labor's concern for job security and giving workers a stake in improved productivity via profit - linked bonuses and stock plans . For workers ...
... worker flexibility and creativity , diffusing responsibility for innovation , taking seriously labor's concern for job security and giving workers a stake in improved productivity via profit - linked bonuses and stock plans . For workers ...
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... [ worker ] productivity , " the tables were turned . Some 93 percent of Japanese workers thought that they would benefit , while only 9 percent of American workers felt that way . Self- interest probably rules in both countries , but our ...
... [ worker ] productivity , " the tables were turned . Some 93 percent of Japanese workers thought that they would benefit , while only 9 percent of American workers felt that way . Self- interest probably rules in both countries , but our ...
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... workers " to meet shortfalls ; they are hired on six - month con- tracts , at the same pay as permanent workers . Control Data ( which targets for just 70 percent of normal demand ) , Hewlett - Packard ( a major user of subcon- tractors ) ...
... workers " to meet shortfalls ; they are hired on six - month con- tracts , at the same pay as permanent workers . Control Data ( which targets for just 70 percent of normal demand ) , Hewlett - Packard ( a major user of subcon- tractors ) ...
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Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
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