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Zusatztext Reasons and Rationalizations is one of the most challenging and powerful books produced in the field of management for many years. It is not surprising when you consider it was written by one of the world's leading management scholars, Professor Chris Argyris. Professor Argyris' contribution to the management and applied social science literature has no rival, he is in a league literally by himself. This outstanding book is a must read for all managers and executives, academics in business schools, applied social scientists and any others prepared to think about and confront the challenges of organizational life in our times. Informationen zum Autor Chris Argyris is James Bryant Conant Professor of Orgnizational Behavior, Emeritus at Harvard University. Klappentext Argyris provides the critical lens necessary to evaluate which advice is bestfor an organization. 3 line illustrations. Zusammenfassung This text shows how and why so much business advice is flawed, and how managers and executives can better evaluate advice. It reviews an array of business advice from the best thinkers and consultants and concludes that as appealing as their ideas may be, most of them are not workable.