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Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don´t
Jeffrey Pfeffer
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Description for Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don´t
Hardback. Reveals the strategies and tactics that separate the winners from the losers. This guide argues that power is a force that can be used and harnessed for individual gain, but also for the benefit of organisations and society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Over decades of consulting with corporations and the people who run them and 30 years teaching MBA students the nuances of organisational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suffer career reversals even as others prevail despite the odds. The most common mistake: most of us don't have a realistic understanding of what makes some people more successful than others. We tend to subscribe to the just world phenomenon, believing that life is fair, rendering us unprepared for the challenges and competition of the real world. Now, Pfeffer brings decades of research and incredible insights to a wide audience. Brimming ... Read more
Over decades of consulting with corporations and the people who run them and 30 years teaching MBA students the nuances of organisational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suffer career reversals even as others prevail despite the odds. The most common mistake: most of us don't have a realistic understanding of what makes some people more successful than others. We tend to subscribe to the just world phenomenon, believing that life is fair, rendering us unprepared for the challenges and competition of the real world. Now, Pfeffer brings decades of research and incredible insights to a wide audience. Brimming ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061789083
SKU
V9780061789083
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About Jeffrey Pfeffer
Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has authored or coauthored fourteen books and is a highly sought-after expert on the subject of power and leadership. He is widely considered one of the leading management experts in the world. Pfeffer has been a visiting professor at London ... Read more
Reviews for Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don´t
"Jeff Pfeffer is of immense service to the world with his work, blending academic rigor and practical genius into wonderfully readable text. The leading thinker on the topic of power, Pfeffer here distills his wisdom into an indispensable guide."
Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall "Talk about speaking truth to power! In refreshingly ... Read more
Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall "Talk about speaking truth to power! In refreshingly ... Read more