Ackoff's F/Laws the Cake - Couverture rigide

Ackoff, Russell L.; Addison, Herbert J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1908009535 ISBN 13 : 9781908009531

Editeur : Triarchy Press, 2012

Synopsis

This is the first full collection of all 122 of Russell Ackoff's f/laws - previously only available in two separate books from Triarchy Press (Management f-Laws and Systems Thinking for Curious Managers.)

Each f/law in this full collection is accompanied by Ackoff's own witty and acerbic explanatory text and (in the printed edition) by his original drawings and cartoons. The collection reverts to Ackoff's original typescript without any commentary or other introduction.

As Ackoff himself says: "Over time I have become aware of some very important truths about the practice of management. These truths, which I call the 'F/laws of Management, ' contradict assumptions that are commonly held by managers. These simple management truths are much more important than the fundamental, but complex, truths revealed by scientists, economists, politicians, or philosophers. The truths these wise thinkers reveal are at most frosting on the cake. The truths presented here are the cake." This definitive collection distils Ackoff's wisdom and a lifetime of experience about management, leadership, innovation, teamwork and organizations. It should be required reading for anyone who works in an organization.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Russell Ackoff was a rare management thinker, often ranked with Peter Drucker, Peter Senge and Charles Handy amongst the world's most influential business thinkers. He was Anheuser-Busch Emeritus Professor of Management Science at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a much-loved educator, writer and speaker. But he was also known as an architect and town planner, as the father of modern Systems Thinking and Idealized Design, as a trailblazer in the fields of organizational and operations theory, bestselling author, distinguished Wharton School professor, and as a consultant. A founding member of the Institute of Management Sciences, his work in consulting and education involved more than 350 corporations and 75 government agencies in the USA and beyond.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Triarchy Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908009535
• ISBN 13: 9781908009531
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 146
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible