Managerial Dilemmas: The Political Economy of Hierarchy

by Gary J. Miller

Book Overview

In organisation theory a schism has developed between the traditional organisational behaviour literature, based in psychology, sociology and political science, and the more analytically rigorous field of organisational economics. The former stresses the importance of managerial leadership and cooperation among employees, while the latter focuses on the engineering of incentive systems that will induce efficiency and profitability, by rewarding worker...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521457696
• ISBN13: 9780521457699
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"