Book description
Organizations are a part of everyday life, whether in schools,
hospitals, police stations or commercial companies. In this classics
text, Charles Handy argues that the key to successful organizations
lies in a better understanding of the needs and motivations of the
people within them.
Understanding Organizations offers an extended 'dictionary'
of the key concepts -- culture, motivations, leadership, role-playing,
co-ordinating and consultation -- and then shows how this 'language'
can help us find new solutions to familiar problems. Few management
writers have been as consistently challenging and influential as
Charles Handy. Firmly established as one of the core business
texts, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in
organizations and how to make them work better.
Charles Handy is now a writer and broadcaster, following careers as
an economist, Professor at the London Business School and a consultant
to a wide variety of organizations. He is widely regarded as the top
'businessguru' in the UK. UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS was originally
published in 1976. He lives in Norfolk and London (Putney).
