By Rosabeth Moss Kanter

There is understandably some suspicion that when an academic produces a volume quietly dubbed by the publisher "The Essential ... ," he or she is making a final pitch for immortality. At the same time, isn't it easier just to reassemble old bits of work than to embark on something fresh and new? To say this about Rosabeth Moss Kanter, one of America's best-known management thinkers and author of such seminal works as "The Change Masters," "When Giants Learn to Dance" and "World Class," would be unfair. Ms. Kanter is a much sought-after speaker, consultant and interviewee, but she is most unguru-like in her modesty, approachability and charm. More than most, she is entitled to stand back because she has been a prolific writer for the past 20 years and many of her ideas have stood the test of time. She has, moreover, a rare ability to champion the cause of the manager at the sharp end of business while rightly retaining her academic detachment. She revels in the detail of case studies and nitty-gritty examples, yet never loses the bigger picture. And while full of individual prescriptions, she resists the temptation to make it all sound easy, rather urging managers to remember that ultimately success will depend on their own "balance" and judgment.

Published Date: 03/07/2003 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 1-59139-323-x Publisher: n/a Rating: Retail price: US Dollar $ 16.95 (Rs. 1,212.60) Our price: Rs. 2,295.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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