The Elephant And The Flea by Charles Handy
Bookseller Charles Handy's best-selling new book looks at how individuals (the fleas in his analogy) relate to multi-national conglomerates (the elephants). In addition to addressing how and why we work today, he covers a wide range of preoccupations and issues including the increasing fear of big business: 'it is easy to see why many observers think that the big corporations are now both richer and more powerful than many nation states. They worry that these new corporate states are accountable to no-one - that their financial clout makes governments beholden to them ... The elephants, people feel, are out of control.'
He makes difficult stuff seem easy * Management Today *
'In this very readable book Handy makes you think more about the impact of these diverse changes on the whole world of human endeavour, not just the world of work* Human Resources Magazine *
You will find yourself constantly returning to the book and quoting extracts to collegues...This latest offering is a joy to read. It is one of those rare things, a book by a management author that you want to devour at one sitting. * Ambassdor *
This is an ambitious treatment of the future of everything. * Canary *
It is classic Handy...It is entertaining, thought provoking, humanistic and wise in equal measures. * FMX *
'In this very readable book Handy makes you think more about the impact of these diverse changes on the whole world of human endeavour, not just the world of work* Human Resources Magazine *
You will find yourself constantly returning to the book and quoting extracts to collegues...This latest offering is a joy to read. It is one of those rare things, a book by a management author that you want to devour at one sitting. * Ambassdor *
This is an ambitious treatment of the future of everything. * Canary *
It is classic Handy...It is entertaining, thought provoking, humanistic and wise in equal measures. * FMX *
Charles Handy was a writer, broadcaster and teacher, as well as a former oil executive, an economist, a professor at the London Business School, the Warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle and the chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He was born in Co. Kildare in Ireland, the son of an archdeacon, and educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the USA (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include The Empty Raincoat, Gods of Management, The Second Curve and 21 Letters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099415657 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099415658 |
| Title | The Elephant And The Flea |
| Author | Charles Handy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2002-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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