The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy

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Wiley, Jan 31, 2002 - Business & Economics - 336 pages
There is a search in process for a new context and paradigm for the organization of the future-an organization that must be capable of producing high-quality, competitive products that satisfy customers without destroying the planet or degrading human life. The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy calls for a radical set of organizational development initiatives that will combat the destructive forces of globalization, put an end to authoritarian, paternalistic management, and move organizations toward a new "organizational democracy." Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith detail the practical opportunities, alternatives, and models for these new organizations and challenge leaders to transform their workplace environment into one shaped by a context of values, ethics, and integrity. They reveal how a combination of collaboration, self-management, and organizational democracy can break down long-standing boundaries and foster the far-reaching, sustainable changes critical to success in the twenty-first century.

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About the author (2002)

Kenneth Cloke is director of the Center for Dispute Resolution anda mediator, arbitrator, consultant, and trainer.

Joan Goldsmith is an organizational consultant and educatorspecializing in leadership development and organizationalchange.

Cloke and Goldsmith draw on more than thirty years of practicalexperience in organizational consulting with hundreds oforganizations in the United States and internationally, fromFortune 500 companies to government agencies, schools, andnonprofits. They are coauthors of four previous books, includingResolving Conflicts at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2000).

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