Age of Unreason
| AUTHOR | Handy, Charles |
| PUBLISHER | Harvard Business Review Press (02/01/1991) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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In an era when change is constant, random, and, as Handy calls it, discontinuous, it is necessary to break out of old ways of thinking in order to use change to our advantage. Handy examines how dramatic changes are transforming business, education, and the nature of work. We can see it in astounding new developments in technology, in the shift in demand from manual to cerebral skills, and in the virtual disappearance of lifelong, full-time jobs. Handy maintains that discontinuous change requires discontinuous, upside-down thinking, and discusses the need for new kinds of organizations, new approaches to work, new types of schools, and new ideas about the nature of our society.
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ISBN-13:
9780875843018
ISBN-10:
0875843018
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 0.90 x 8.00 inches
Weight:
0.50 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Structural Adjustment
Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General
Business & Economics | Management - General
Dewey Decimal:
658.406
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In an era when change is constant, random, and, as Handy calls it, discontinuous, it is necessary to break out of old ways of thinking in order to use change to our advantage. Handy examines how dramatic changes are transforming business, education, and the nature of work. We can see it in astounding new developments in technology, in the shift in demand from manual to cerebral skills, and in the virtual disappearance of lifelong, full-time jobs. Handy maintains that discontinuous change requires discontinuous, upside-down thinking, and discusses the need for new kinds of organizations, new approaches to work, new types of schools, and new ideas about the nature of our society.
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Author:
Handy, Charles
Charles Handy is a Fellow of the London Business School. His books on management have been translated into over a dozen languages, and have sold over one million copies around the world. His first, Understanding Organizations has been the standard textbook in Britain for many years.
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