From Library Journal
In this fundamentally different management approach, two business professors (Ghoshal is with London Business School, and Bartlett is with Harvard Business School) present a summary of their six years of research into the operations of companies they define as building an "individualized" approach to running a business and the significant impact of this concept on management. The success with this approach by IBM, 3M, and other "individualized companies" helps this far-flung idea connect, while the narration by Peter C. Kovner sounds as if it were being presented in an annual conference of consultants. Be forewarned: the management consultant "gurubabble" is thick, making for a hard listen by a stressed executive. Suggested only on demand for larger public libraries.?Dale Farris, Groves, Tex.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From AudioFile
As business management style has shifted from the all-knowing manager and a vertical reporting structure to work teams and a horizontal reporting structure, the nature of employee-employer relationships has changed. Ghoshal and Bartlett review the history of management styles and the recent shift to emphasizing individuals and their specialized, hidden skills, such as self-direction, creativity and initiative. Kovner narrates this theoretical, historical work flawlessly, presenting the subject in clear, concise words. While practical, how-to advice is missing, concrete examples of how companies changed their management styles will inspire all business owners to rethink how their companies work. The abridgment doesn't interrupt the flow or continuity of management ideas. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
