Questioning Corporate Hierarchy by Bill Nobles (English) Paperback Book

Description: Questioning Corporate Hierarchy by Bill Nobles, Paul Staley Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description " Ever since leading management theorist Douglas McGregor contrasted the hierarchical Theory X mindset to the less hierarchical Theory Y, the issue of how optimal hierarchy is to the performance of firms and employees- and under what conditions- has been seminal in the social sciences. It is unfortunate that social scientists have mostly focused on the minutiae of this question- for example, how teams work- rather than on the big question of how necessary hierarchy is for a productive society and economy. This book intelligently reopens this important debate by introducing conceptual rigor to the question and offering the experiences of two real-world executives conducting a blunt survey of important cases. The insights Nobles and Staley share provide rich opportunities for further research. -- Dr. Joseph R. Blasi, J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor at the School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, co-author of The Citizens Share: Reducing Inequality in the 21st Century Author Biography Bill Nobles is an Executive Fellow with the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations. His 32 year Exxon career culminated as General Manager (CEO) of Exxon Central Services, a $100 million/year internal services company with 600 employees. A trial and error culture change Bill led produced remarkable results with employee improvement ideas reducing original services costs by 30% in constant dollars over five years of operation. Simultaneously employee satisfaction improved sharply and increased customer satisfaction attracted $6 million/year of new business. As one manager commented at shut down- "ECS was a place where people built a business. Yes, it was for Exxon, but it was theirs and they gave their all for this very special organization." Paul Staley led a similar trial and error culture change as CEO of PQ Corporation, transforming a staid North American chemical company into a worldwide laboratory of continual change and product innovation. For three decades PQ out-performed the S&P 500 by a factor of five causing one competitor to lament, "Staley, your advantage in understanding customers leaves the rest of us with no option to compete other than cutting prices." After retiring the authors met at the George Mason University Mercatus Center, talked about their similar trial and error leadership experiences, and discussed frustrations over their inabilities to explain what produced such remarkable results. Their lengthy search for answers ultimately produced the findings shared in this book. Bill is a Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of Mississippi, while Paul earned engineering and MBA degrees from Dartmouth College and a law degree from Harvard. Details ISBN 1518820034 ISBN-13 9781518820038 Title Questioning Corporate Hierarchy Author Bill Nobles, Paul Staley Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 150 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:127552558; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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