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The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management

The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management Paperback - 1988

by Harvey, Jerry B

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  • Title The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management
  • Author Harvey, Jerry B
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
  • Date 1988-08-23
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 142306140079
  • ISBN 9780787902773 / 0787902772
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.29 x 0.6 in (23.39 x 15.98 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88-45176
  • Dewey Decimal Code 658.002

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First line

That July afternoon in Coleman, Texas (population 5,607), was particularly hot-104 degrees according to the Walgreen's Rexall's thermometer.

From the rear cover

When Jerry B. Harvey first coined the phrase "Abilene Paradox? in 1974, he set off shock waves among business people across the country. Using a common family experience, he pointed out that events often gather momentum and take on lives of their own, in spite of the fact that nobody wants to take part in them.Harvey offers insightful and often uproariously funny "meditations? on the craziness of this paradox in our daily work lives. With familiar stories presented in surprising ways, Harvey reveals how organizations set themselves up for failure by fostering an atmosphere of alienation, distrust, and fear of risk-taking among their members.

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About the author

JERRY B. HARVEY is professor of management science at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and author of the widely used McGraw-Hill management development film "The Abilene Paradox."

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