Год выпуска: 0 Автор: Larry Hirschhorn Издательство: Страниц: 0 ISBN: 0262581738
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". . . unusually eloquent in relating the trends of contemporary popular culture to the structure of authority in working groups." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune For many companies, the past decade has been marked by a sense of turbulence and redefinition. The growing role of information technologies and service businesses has prompted companies to reconsider how they are structured and even what business they are in. These changes have also affected how people work, what skills they need, and what kind of careers they expect. One critical change in how people work, argues Larry Hirschhorn, is that they are expected to bring more of themselves psychologically to the job. To facilitate this change, it is necessary to create a new culture of authority--one in which superiors acknowledge their dependence on subordinates, subordinates can challenge superiors, and both are able to show their vulnerability. The first chapters of this book examine the covert processes by which people...
