Book Buzz – Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense
TweetYahoo reports that Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton of Stanford University are out to destroy well-worn myths in management in this book that is scheduled to come out – Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management.
Myths that are covered:
MYTH 1. Financial Incentives Drive Good Performance
MYTH 2. First-Movers Have the Advantage
MYTH 3. Layoffs Are a Good Way to Cut Costs
MYTH 4. Mergers Are a Good Idea
MYTH 5. Life and Work Should Be Kept Separate
Nambikumar Palani,who spotted this item, says “can’t wait to read this book”.
