Hard facts, dangerous half-truths, and total nonsense
Subtitle: profiting from evidence-based management
By: Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton.
Contributors: Sutton, Robert I.
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781591398622
Subjects: Industrial management -- Decision making
First sentence: Why every company needs evidence-based management.
Description: Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton show how companies can bolster performance and trump the competition through evidence-based management, an approach to decision-making and action that is driven by hard facts rather than half-truths or hype. This book guides managers in using this approach to dismantle six widely held—but ultimately flawed—management beliefs in core areas including leadership, strategy, change, talent, financial incentives, and work-life balance. The authors show managers how to find and apply the best practices for their companies, rather than blindly copy what seems to have worked elsewhere.(Source: Amazon)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.