Mary P. Follett: Creating Democracy, Transforming Management [Hardcover]

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Hardcover: 640 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press (April 10 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300096216
ISBN-13: 978-0300096217
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.5 x 4.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 998 g

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"For the first time we have a meticulously researched biography of Mary Follett, a brilliant and original organisational thinker. Here, in all her complexity, is the woman who established the basis for contemporary negotiation theory and feminist thinking about power." Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University

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Mary P. Follett (1868-1933) brought new dimensions to the theory and practice of management and was one of America's pre-eminent thinkers about democracy and social organization. The ideas Follett developed in the early-20th century continue even today to challenge thinking about business and civic concerns. This biography of Follett illuminates the life of this intriguing woman and reveals how she developed her farsighted theories about the organization of human relations. Out of 20 years of civic work in Boston's immigrant neighbourhoods, Follett developed ideas about the group basis of democracy and the foundations of social interaction that placed her among leading progressive intellectuals. Later in her career, she delivered influential lectures on business management that form the basis of our contemporary discourse about collaborative leadership, worker empowerment, self-managed teams, conflict resolution, the value of inclusivity and diversity, and corporate social responsibility.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant biography, April 26 2003

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I'm intrigured by how Follett--an outsider to higher education, elective politics, and business enterprises--managed to make lasting contributions to all three. And I'm intrigued by how much detective work it took to produce such a substantial biography, since Follett destroyed her personal papers right before her death. Any biography lover will admire this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant biography, April 26 2003

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