Title: Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior (Wiley Series in Management)
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0471817899
ISBN 13: 9780471817895
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Edition
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 0.8 pounds

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An intriguing, allegorical depiction of the cultural mechanisms of organizational life, this book reveals the psychological processes and social mores at work within corporate organizations through fictional characters representing corporate types (``the secretary,'' ``the universal subordinate,'' ``the universal executive,'' etc.) Its readable, instructive approach goes beyond the usual technical/rational analysis of books on organizational behavior, giving a behind-the-scenes look at corporate life.

From Publishers Weekly

College faculty members Ritti (Penn State) and Funkhouser (Rutgers) have combined to produce a decidedly unacademic look at the world of business, featuring lively writing and irreverence. Their thesis is that organizations can be viewed in either of two ways: from a technical/rational viewpoint or a cultural/interpretive one. They concentrate on the latter, based on the notion that any business is a closed culture, a society unto itself. They introduce a cast of individuals who play archetypal roles in a firm they call "The Company": Stanley, a Candide-like figure who wises up as he climbs the corporate ladder; a CEO; a male executive who knows what he's doing, and another who doesn't; a woman executive; a black on the way up; a consultant, etc. This is a business milieu that MBA programs don't teach.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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