End of management and the rise of organizational democracy / Kenneth Cloke, Joan Goldsmith ; foreword by Warren Bennis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cloke, Ken, 1941-

Contributor:

Goldsmith, Joan.

Series:

Warren Bennis signature series

Warren Bennis Signature Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Employee empowerment.

Self-directed work teams.

Management--Employee participation.

Management.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2002]

Summary:

The authors call for a radical set of organizational development initiatives that will combat the destructive forces of globalization, promote sustainable forms of organizational life, and move organizations to "organizational democracy."

Contents:

The revolution of self-management and organizational democracy

A brief history of management

The emerging theory of self-management

Management reduces communication, morale, and motivation

Management constricts quality and customer service

The double bind of managerial change

Breaking the hold of hierarchy, bureaucracy, and autocracy

Where do we go from here?

Shape a context of values, ethics and integrity

Form living, evolving webs of association

Develop ubiquitous, linking leadership

Build innovative self-managing teams

Implement streamlined, open, collaborative processes

Create complex self-correcting systems

Integrate strategically, and change the way we change

The consequences of organizational democracy.

Notes:

"A Warren Bennis book."

Includes index.

ISBN:

078795912X

OCLC:

48122808