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Charles Handy - Beyond Certainty - 9780099549918 - KOC0005608
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Beyond Certainty

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Description for Beyond Certainty Paperback. A collection of essays on work and organizational life in which the author shares his reflections on a changing world. He advocates compromise as the path to progress, and urges organizations to give more freedom to individual employees, to maintain a balance of commitment and creativity. Series: Arrow business books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some sections highlighted throughout

Over the last decade, change has accelerated violently. The Thatcher/Regan years were a time of certainty, when greed was good, more meant better, and the Western world rejoiced to see George Orwell's dismal prophecy for 1984 confounded. But there is a curvilinear logic in the universe. Prosperity cannot last forever.

Empires and organisations must flounder. The world must be reinvented. We can now be certain only of uncertainty, and to plan for the future we must think differently. Compromise may be the way forward, and organisations must give more freedom to individuals to preserve commitment and creativity.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099549918
SKU
KOC0005608
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Charles Handy
Charles Handy is a writer and broadcaster, known to many for his 'Thoughts for Today' on the BBC's Today programme. He was named as Business Columnist of the Year in 1994 for some of the pieces in this collection. His books, including The Empty Raincoat, have sold over one million copies worldwide. He has been, in his time, an oil ... Read more

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