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Gods of management / The changing work of organisations

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK Arrow 1995Edition: ReissueDescription: 256p., 199 x 129mm, 8 illustrations, B, paperback (B format)ISBN:
  • 0099548410
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.42 HAN
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A witty allegory of the four types of organisation: the club culture, ruled over by Zeus; the role culture, whose patron saint is Apollo; the task culture, owing allegiance to Athena; and the existential culture, whose people come under the orbit of Dionysus. This work is for the survivors in a world of changing organisational culture.

A SERIOUS ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF WORK AND BUSINESS

From the author of "The Age of Unreason", this guide uses the metaphor of the gods of Parnassus as the four main types of business organization: Zeus, the entrepreneur; Apollo, god of order and bureaucracy; Athena, patroness of craftsmen; and Dionysus, worshipped by artists and professionals.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Charles Handy was born in Kildare, Ireland, in 1932, and was for many years a professor at the London Business School. From 1977 to 1981, Handy served as warden of the St. George's House in Windsor Castle, a private conference and study center concerned with ethics and values in society. He is now an independent writer and broadcaster who describes himself, these days, as a social philosopher. Other books by Handy include Waiting for the Mountain to Move, Beyond Certainty, and The Hungry Spirit.

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