THE INDIVIDUALIZED CORPORATION

As business management style has shifted from the all-knowing manager and a vertical reporting structure to work teams and a horizontal reporting structure, the nature of employee-employer relationships has changed. Ghoshal and Bartlett review the history of management styles and the recent shift to emphasizing individuals and their specialized, hidden skills, such as self-direction, creativity and initiative. Kovner narrates this theoretical, historical work flawlessly, presenting the subject in clear, concise words. While practical, how-to advice is missing, concrete examples of how companies changed their management styles will inspire all business owners to rethink how their companies work. The abridgment doesn't interrupt the flow or continuity of management ideas. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/MAR 01]