The Management Mythbuster

By David A.J. Axson

Book Overview

Become a better manager by challenging the myths of commonlyaccepted management wisdom A humorous review of current management practice with a veryserious message, The Management Mythbuster makes anentertaining case for questioning much of the conventional wisdomthat pervades the corporate world today. Through contrarian and provocative points of view, real worldexamples and deep analysis, author and management thought leaderDavid Axson offers over a dozen short, pithy commentaries on theimportant issues in management today: Short chapters on popular management practices, theories, toolsand behaviors A humorous review of current management practice, with anunderlying serious message The fallacies of conventional management wisdom revealed andrefuted Exposes the fallacies of standard management thinking If you are brave enough, this concise, easily read book is foryou, returning a sense of common-sense perspective to the practiceof management.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470463627
• ISBN13: 9780470463628
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"