Inside Organizations: 21 Ideas for Managers

by Charles Handy (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.44

  Throughout a long and distinguished career, Charles Handy has spent much of his time observing organizations and the behaviour of the people in them. Based on this rich experience, Inside Organizations is Handy's personal anthology of twenty-one ideas which will change the way people see their world, and help them to organize it better. It contains anecdotes, commentary and questions which challenge the reader and help them apply each idea to their particular situation whether they work in a large corporation, a school, a hospital, or a restaurant. Light-hearted yet profound, this Penguin edition of Inside Organizations will have a broad general appeal, complementing Handy's outstandingly successful work Understanding Organizations .

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  Paperback
  1990

  $3.29

  Using his personal experiences, the author offers advice to anyone working within an organization such as a business, school or even a family. He provides practical suggestions and simple exercises on, among other things, getting the best out of oneself and other people, recognizing individuals' varying personalities, needs and ambitions, controlling stress, identifying different types of organization, the pressures on people to conform and motivation. Also included is the author's theory on the inside-out doughnut . The book is aimed at anyone involved in relationships with people, whether on a business or social basis, especially those who have formal responsibility for others at all levels of business.