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A critical treatise which predicts life and business in the 1990s, this volume argues that in order to profit more from business in the late 20th century readers must overturn traditional ideas of education, career and management. It also conveys a vision of new discoveries and freedoms. Charles Handy also wrote "Gods of Management", "Taking Stock", "The Future of Work" and "Understanding Organisations".
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Named one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books" by TIME Magazine (TIME.com)
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Thinking the unlikely and doing the unreasonable - Charles Handy presents his vision of changing relations in the spheres of commerce and the workplace, providing original and thought-provoking advice to the employee and the employer.
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tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Twentieth century, Forecasts., Twenty-first century, Electronic books Hutchinson Business. London. 1989. viii, 216 pages : illustrations. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta. Idioma Inglés. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. DBM 112 ; Business Development ; Seale-Hayne Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Land Use. First published in 1989 by Business Books Ltd an imprint of Century Hutchinson Ltd. Print version record. Other version: The age of unreason / Charles Handy. - 2nd ed. Local: ISBN: 0875843018 (pbk. ). Contents Changing. The argument -- The numbers -- The theory -- Working. The shamrock organization -- The federal organization -- The triple I organization -- Living. Portfolios -- Re-inventing education -- An upside-down society . ISBN: 0091740886; 9780091740887; 0099548313; 97800995483 (=3074352=) HL11. Seller Inventory # 3074352
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