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Author Nirenberg, John.

Title The living organization : transforming teams into workplace communities / John Nirenberg
Published Homewood, Ill. : Business One Irwin ; San Diego : Pfeiffer & Co., [1993]
©1993

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Description xix, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction; Five Myths of Management. Five Myths of Management. The Eclipse of the Polity. The Seeds of Reform and the Promise of Our Traditions. The Future -- Ch. 2. New World, New Organization. Societal and Organizational Pain. The Self-Defeating Organization. The Evolving Transformation -- Ch. 3. On the Current Transformation of Business. Paradigm Shift. Nine Essentials of Paradigm Two. Forces for the Transformation. The Creation of the Living Organization. Caution: Social Change Isn't for Everyone. Are We Willing To Create the Future? Renewal/Re-creation/Transformation -- Ch. 4. The New Accountability: Building Balanced Relationships in a Postmanagerial Era. An Imperial Management. Inequities/Indignities of Work Relationships. Ignoring Human Resources as Assets. The Silent Scream. The Quality of Work Life (QWL) Issue: Heading Toward Community. The QWL Issue Today. QWL and Managers. Balancing Organizational Power With Individual Rights. Tomorrow's Workplace
Begin at the Beginning. Conclusion -- Ch. 5. Beyond Teams: Creating Workplace Communities. We've Done It Before. Toward Community Renewal. Developing Workplace Communities: Organizations of Choice. Organizational Communities for the 21st Century. Community Emerging. Examples of Community Building. Building Community at Work. Implications of Corporate Communities. Conditions Favoring the Development of Workplace Communities. Consequences of the Shift to Community. Caution: What works Against Community. A Fairy Tale? -- Ch. 6. New Organization, New Structure: Introducing Solacracy. New Attitude, New Name, New Structure. A Way of Being. Creating a Philosophy. The New Social Contract
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Management.
Quality of work life.
LC no. 92037515
ISBN 1556239432