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Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4095 EAN: 9780875843148 ISBN: 087584314X Label: Harvard Business School Press Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 391 Publication Date: 1992-03 Publisher: Harvard Business School Press Studio: Harvard Business School Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Managing with Power, by Stanford Business School professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, provides an in-depth look at the role of power, and shows how power is used, the conditions under which power and influence are important, and how to manage the political dynamics at work in every organization. Pfeffer shows convincingly that not only is power not a dirty work, its effective use is an essential component of strong leadership. With vivid examples from both the public and private sectors, Managing with Power, provides a fascinating look at the personal attributes and structural factors that are essential for anyone striving to manage with power and influence. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - DisappointmentIt is probably the gap between expectations and the actual content of the book that made me write this review. The table of content is leaving you salivating - all the right things seems to be here, delivered in scientific-but-entertaining way. Unfortunately the content is different. The author remarks in introduction, that he just felt it is time to write something (it is not direct quotation, of course), and you can tell this after a few initial chapters. Ok, to make a long ... Read More Rating: - Eye openerGood book that provides insight into how to diagnose and use power in an organization. Good for politics and business. Rating: - Older but still very relevantAlthough much of the research described in this book was conducted some years ago, the conclusions are still very relevant. Pfeffer writes well, & the book is very readable. He also goes beyond the research at times to furnish the reader with suggestions that can be very useful for anyone who is part of an organization of any type. Power is a very real phenomenon, & members of organizations (and who isn't?) need to understand how it works & how to deal with it. Rating: - A classic, in the HBR styleThis book is a must-have for any manager's bookshelf. It delves into a topic cited widely in management literature, but seldom covered in depth. Frameworks for describing and explaining power in business are suggested, with numerous illustrations. My only disappointments with the book are (a) the lack of empirical generalisations as a basis for the framework (in the HBR style, anecdote counts more than empirical generalision) and (b) the absence of practical advice on ... Read More Rating:  - Eye-opening readAlthough I am not 100% on board with Pfeffer, he sure did get me thinking about how to recognize behaviors that may be related to power. He also gives excellent (although dated) real-life examples of how leaders used and failed to use politics, and the results of each. If you think politics in organizations stinks, read this book to get a different take. You may just discover some tools that will help you help others. 
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