The Emptiness of Business Excellence: The Flawed Foundations of Popular Management Theory (Routledge Focus on Business and Management)

Synopsis

In Search of Excellence was the book that launched a thousand popular management books. In this concise book, David and Jack Collins demonstrate the emptiness of business excellence and in so doing reveal the flawed foundations of popular management theory. Focusing upon the conduct of those organizations vaunted as ‘exemplars of excellence’ the authors build upon insightful case reports to demonstrate wholesale misconduct at the very heart of the excellence project. Indeed, The Emptiness of Business Excellence demonstrates that the exemplars of excellence indulged bribery, corruption, racism, sexism and anti-Semitism… and more besides! Furthermore, the book demonstrates that, despite their claims to knowledge, Peters and Waterman often knew little about the financial performance of their excellent organizations and were either unaware of or had chosen to overlook reports which highlighted deeply problematic conduct within those formations, which they offered as beacons for change and renewal. This book will be of interest to researchers, scholars and students with an interest in business and management, especially those focusing on the realities of managerial practice.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

108 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000784015

Related ISBNs:

9781032376233, 9781003341086, 9781032376240

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/02/22

Copyrighted By:

David Collins and Jack Collins. The right of David Collins and Jack Collins to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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