Pygmalion in management
By: J. Sterling Livingston
Series: Harvard business review classics; Harvard business review classics
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9781422147863
Subjects: Management; Labor productivity; Employee motivation; Communication in management
Other titles: Harvard business review.
Description: "Numerous studies show that people will rise, or fall, to the level where their superiors believe them to be most capable. As a manager, it is up to you to have high expectations for your employees, and to communicate those expectations to them. In Pygmalion in Management, J. Sterling Livingston urges you to understand the power you have over your subordinates' success, and use it to benefit everyone involved."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Originally published in Harvard business review in 1969"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.