{"product_id":"the-management-myth-hardcover-by-matthew-stewart","title":"The Management Myth Hardcover by Matthew Stewart","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-07-28)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393065534\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e544.32\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e24.18 x 16.41 x 2.95\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, not-to-be missed account of the reasons why management thinks the way it does—and why they are flawed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf CEOS, consultants, top managers, and other financial wizards are so smart, how come they screw up so badly? Why is there no correlation whatsoever between a business school education and success in business? Why might you be better off studying something as irrelevant as—philosophy?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003eThe Management Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, Stewart offers:\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn insightful romp through the entire history of thinking about management, with memorable sketches of Frederick Winslow Taylor, Elton Mayo, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Tom Peters, and other management celebrities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA devastating critique of pseudoscience in management theory, from the scientific management movement to the contemporary disciplines of strategy and organizational behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA swashbuckling account of the rise and much-anticipated fall of management consulting, laced with personal tales about cryptic PowerPoint presentations; the bait-and-hold techniques that keep clients paying to be told what they already know; and the colorful internal politics at his own ill-fated consulting firm, where rivals for power found imaginative uses for an in-house shrink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical perspective on why so many CEOs make so much more than they deserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clear explanation of why the MBA usually amounts to so much BS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith wit and wisdom, Stewart makes an electrifying case that the questions and insights of management theorists belong not to the sciences but to philosophy, and that, in the final analysis, “a good manager is nothing more or less than a good and well-educated person.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent philosopher and historian. He is the author of seven books, including National Book Award–longlisted \u003ci\u003eNature’s God\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553060835489,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393065534","price":33.25,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393065534.jpg?v=1781724943","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-management-myth-hardcover-by-matthew-stewart","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}