A Company of Citizens
Subtitle: What the World's First Democracy Teaches Leaders About Creating Great Organizations
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Published: February 12, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781578514403
Subjects: Organizational theory & behaviour; Political structures: democracy; Political Process - Leadership; Democracy; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Organizational behavior; Management - General; Leadership; Citizenship; Corporate governance; Management
First sentence: IMAGINE GREECE. What do you see in your mind's eye?
Description: "In this provocative book, organizational expert Brook Manville and Princeton classics professor Josiah Ober argue that ancient Athenian democracy provides an ingenious solution to the paradox facing every modern leader: how to ratchet up overall performance while nurturing the individuals whose knowledge and expertise fuel the firm.".

"Manville and Ober show that the Athenian approach to organizing people - as self-governing, knowledge-sharing citizens - was driven by three core elements: democratic values, governance structures, and participatory practices. This dynamic system served as the architecture that supported Athens' two-hundred-year reign of innovation and excellence - and the authors say it also holds the key to building a long-lasting, modern-day "company of citizens.""--BOOK JACKET.