Calling a Halt to Mindless Change: A Plea for Commonsense Management - Hardcover

MacDonald, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814403492 ISBN 13: 9780814403495

Publisher: Amacom Books, 1998

Synopsis

Condemns corporate America's use of quick-fix fads to change for the sake of changing, and examines such companies as 3M, Wal-Mart, and Toyota for strategies on succeeding which rely on developing their staff, knowing their business, and concentrating on customers

About this title

About the Author:

John MacDonald" "is Jerry Lee Assistant Professor of Criminology and the undergraduate chair of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of focus in criminology include interpersonal violence, race and ethnic disparities in criminal justice, and the effectiveness of social policy responses to crime. In addition his work has appeared in numerous publications including "Crime and Delinquency", "Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, " and "Journal of Quantitative Criminology".

From Library Journal:

Citing the glut of management fads, the author pleads for more common sense in the policies of managing companies while advocating his own "evolutionary organization" and shared values among organization, customers, employers, and community.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amacom Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0814403492
• ISBN 13: 9780814403495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256