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Management and Myths

Challenging business fads, fallacies and fashions

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  1. Adrian Furnham
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Table of contents (59 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 1-19

  3. Accidents at work

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 20-21

  4. Acquiring people skills

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 22-23

  5. Addicted to consultants/ consultant dependency

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 24-25

  6. Barnum in business

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 26-28

  7. Behalfers

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 29-30

  8. The bullying boss

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 31-33

  9. Business books and Stalinist Realism

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 34-35

  10. Cash rich, time poor

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 36-37

  11. Conference stress

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 38-39

  12. Continuous assessment

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 40-41

  13. Control freak

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 42-43

  14. Delivering bad news

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 44-46

  15. Development plans

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 47-48

  16. Does coaching work?

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 49-50

  17. Emotional labour

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 51-52

  18. Expectations … and how to manage them

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 53-54

  19. Expensive experts/the consultant, the trainer and the facilitator

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 55-56

  20. Failing in business

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 57-58
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About this book

This book takes a very critical look at management fads and fashions and shows that many do not stand up to scrutiny. It is believed for example that coaching is successful. What is the evidence for this? Selection procedures at interviews result in the right candidate being selected. Again what is the evidence? The author shows that many fads and fashions in management are short lived and based upon flimsy evidence, yet enjoy a period of support. His book will be an important tool for managers who want to understand the substance and rigour or lack of it associated with modern management ideas and concepts.

Reviews

'...Furnham always has something interesting to say.' - Internetworks

'It's always the sign of a good book if it challenges your own conventional wisdom, or you find yourself nodding in agreement as someone at last expresses what you've long thought might be the case! Written with humour and wit, and a totally accessible style, Furnham's book is likely to be an eye-opener, so take time out from a 'must read' and enjoy a 'good read'.' - PM4success, Project Management Journal

About the author

ADRIAN FURNHAM is Professor of Psychology at University College London. He is on the Editorial Board of a number of Journals and has received many awards and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980-1989. He is the author of more than 35 books, many of which have been translated into a number of languages, and including successful popular management books. He also acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including H.M. Government, the Atomic Energy Authority, Channel 4, BP and a number of multinational corporations.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Management and Myths

  • Book Subtitle: Challenging business fads, fallacies and fashions

  • Authors: Adrian Furnham

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403990037

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Adrian Furnham 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-2204-5Published: 02 February 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-9003-7Published: 02 February 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 172

  • Topics: Management

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