The Truth about Middle Managers: Who They Are, How They Work, Why They Matter

by Paul Osterman

Book Overview

Middle management is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power.

But is this popular picture accurate? Are middle managers really no longer valued by today's performance-driven organizations?

The truth is surprising...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422179702
• ISBN13: 9781422179703
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"