The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work: Wisdom for the Workplace from the Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

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From: Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship
Date: 20060101
Author:Scharff, Michael

The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work: Wisdom for the Workplace from the Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Mette Norgaard American Management Association (2005) 208 pages, Hardback, $17.95

Reviewed by: Michael Scharff, Limestone College

In today's business environment, many managers are still using a Tayloristic management approach concentrated on exceeding the weekly, monthly, or quarterly goals and putting out fires while ensuring the company meets or beats the quarterly profit estimates. Once the quarter closes, there are new goals and profit estimates to beat. The same is true of our home ...

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