Perspectives on Management

Creative reflections on contemporary management practices. Celebrating deviance from the norm, magic and the humanities.

Recruitment Woes—Management Gets the Employees it Deserves
Every manager gets the employees they deserve. Some reflections about the recruitment process.
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Searching for the Essence of Entrepreneurship — A Misguided Quest
This ssay argues that the quest for the essence of entrepreneurship - the quest for the philosopher's stone of entrepreneurship - is misguided.
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Self-Knowledge for Managers through Personality Testing
Self knowledge for managers is of the utmost important for managers. The post discusses whether personality tests are a good way to increase self knowledge.
The Capitalist Philosophers: Frederick Taylor, Mayo and Deming
What is the influence of the management theories of Frederick Taylor in contemporary business thinking? Did he inspire management fundamentalism?