- Hardcover: 303 pages
- Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr (March 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0875844251
- ISBN-13: 978-0875844251
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.5 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,086,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Handy ( The Age of Unreason ) here surveys the state of the world--and his observations are unsettling. People have been adversely affected by change; capitalism "has not proved as flexible as it was supposed to be"; and increased technology and productivity have resulted in fewer jobs for some, increased consumption for others. His solution lies in "the management of paradox," in essence planning for the unplanned. Handy identifies nine global paradoxes--e.g., the U.S. and Britain have the highest percentages of employed people but their workers are the least protected; in Bangladesh 90% of houses are owner-occupied, in richer Switzerland 33%--and notes that to cope with the turbulence of life, organization must start in the mind. His analyses of intelligence, work, time, productivity, business purpose and the age of conglomerates are insightful. 30,000 first printing; author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Handy is a respected management expert and author of the frequently cited Age of Unreason (1989). In that book, he used George Bernard Shaw's observation that the reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable one attempts to adapt the world to himself. Handy argued the need to break out of traditional ways of thinking in order to adapt to constant change and use change to advantage. Now, five years later, many of the changes Handy foresaw have taken place but with unanticipated, paradoxical consequences. Using well-chosen anecdotes and keen observations, he identifies the paradoxical consequences of intelligence, work, productivity, time, riches, organizations, aging, the individual, and justice and suggests how to work with them. David Rouse
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Still valid today,
This review is from: The Age of Paradox (Paperback)
I first read this book in 1994 and have just finished reading it for the second time. Handy's assertions and observations are still valid today, and they help me understand some of the inner workings of public and private sector organizations. It's a useful read for any manager.
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This review is from: The Age of Paradox (Paperback)
I read this for an MA course. Since Handy lives in Great Britain, he has a wonderfully refreshing view of leadership and political life (and how they work together). I'm so glad I read this book. It's conclusions are challenging but make sense.
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Excellent Read for the MBA student!,
By Mark Gilbert (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Age of Paradox (Paperback)
Handy does an excellent job of defining key business and personal paradoxes. The best section was on the intellectual paradox which future managers need to know how to anticipate and deal with.
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