
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
About this book
This book takes a very critical look at management fads and fashions and shows that many do not stand up to scrutiny. It is believed for example that coaching is successful. What is the evidence for this? Selection procedures at interviews result in the right candidate being selected. Again what is the evidence? The author shows that many fads and fashions in management are short lived and based upon flimsy evidence, yet enjoy a period of support. His book will be an important tool for managers who want to understand the substance and rigour or lack of it associated with modern management ideas and concepts.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Management and Myths by A. Furnham in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Management. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Accidents at work
- Acquiring people skills
- Addicted to consultants/consultant dependency
- Barnum in business
- Behalfers
- The bullying boss
- Business books and Stalinist Realism
- Cash rich, time poor
- Conference stress
- Continuous assessment
- Control freak
- Delivering bad news
- Development plans
- Does coaching work?
- Emotional labour
- Expectations … and how to manage them
- Expensive experts/the consultant, the trainer and the facilitator
- Failing in business
- Fixers and inventors: semi and real creatives
- Fudging the happy sheets
- How to choose consultants
- Hypocritical management speak
- Ice breakers
- Integrity
- Intrinsic motivation
- Judging intelligence
- Kickin' arse
- Knowledge college management
- Larks and owls
- Lumpers and splitters; halos and horns
- Lying in interviews
- Management apologetics
- Management literacy
- Management tips
- Marketing hubris and humility
- Money secrecy
- The M-word
- Nomadic workers
- Optimism
- Personality testing
- Problems of the board
- Psychologists in business
- Psychology of hoarding
- Selection mistakes
- Selling cost-saving devices
- Sociobiology and inheritance tax
- Strategic planning: who needs it?
- Support groups for CEOs
- Teaching old dogs new tricks
- Telling clients what they want to hear
- The Icarus syndrome
- Typical management style
- Unlocking talent
- Visitors from headquarters
- What makes a good business conference?
- Wisdom in business
- Work–life balance
- Conclusion