Narcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organizational Ideal

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Overview

Howard S. Schwartz shows how American industry is in a process of decay unable to cope with foreign competition and stagnant in technological development. He attributes this Organizational Decay to a reluctance in the part of corporate members to deal with reality.

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Attributes America's corporate decay to people's pathological desire to work in a nice place, even at the cost of not being the biggest and baddest in the world. Cites the examples of General Motors and NASA, and generalizes to the society as a whole. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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ISBN-13: 9780814779385
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 4/28/1992
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 0.39 (w) x 6.00 (h) x 9.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Howard S. Schwartz is Associate Professor at the School of Business Administration at Oakland University in Michigan.

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