Managing with power : politics and influence in organizations
Title:
Managing with power : politics and influence in organizations
Author:
Pfeffer, Jeffrey
ISBN:
9780875844404
Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, 1994
Physical Description:
viii, 391 p. ; f24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-377) and index.
Abstract:
Although much has been written about how to make better decisions, a decision by itself changes nothing. The big problem facing managers and their organizations today is one of implementation--how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Stanford Business School Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer argues that problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events,
Subject:
| Decision making |
| Power (Social sciences) |
| Organizational behavior |
Summary:
Although much has been written about how to make better decisions, a decision by itself changes nothing. The big problem facing managers and their organizations today is one of implementation--how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Stanford Business School Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer argues that problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events,