Reworking Authority: Leading and Following in the Post-Modern Organization

by Larry Hirschhorn

Book Overview

One critical change in how people work, argues Larry Hirschhorn, is that they are expected to bring more of themselves psychologically to the job. To facilitate this change, it is necessary to create a new culture of authority--one in which superiors acknowledge their dependence on subordinates, subordinates can challenge superiors, and both are able to show their vulnerability.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262581736
• ISBN13: 9780262581738
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A thoughtful and important work.

If people are going to bring more of themselves psychologically to work, a new culture of authority characterized by openness must be created. Hirschhorn explores how organizations transition from traditional power hierarchy to this new culture, involving a social policy of forgiveness and second chances. A thoughtful and important work. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, founder, hrconsultant.com and Stern & Associates.