Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013, 308 pages
ISBN: 978-1-848-54994-4
Keywords: Organizational Development
Why do members of Al-Qaeda have to submit expense reports?
How do you create incentives for policemen, or priests?
What are managers good for?
The Org is unique. Based on cutting-edge research from the frontiers of organizational economics, it tells youi how companies and organizations really work. As such it is required reading for anyone who wants to stay sane in the workplace, or to work their way up the org.
The Org is packed with fascinating and surprising stories from organizations as diverse as McDonald's, the island nation of Samoa, Google, Al-Qaeda, the Methodist Church and the Baltimore Police Department. After reading this book, you will never look at the job description or an org chart in the same way again.