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What Were They Thinking?: Unconventional Wisdom About Management
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Delivers a business commentary that challenges conventional wisdom while providing data and insights to help companies make smarter decisions. This book covers topics ranging from managing people to leadership to measurement and strategy. It is also filled with insights that challenge questionable assumptions, and conventional management wisdom.
241 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 1, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9781422103128 |
| Publishers | Harvard Business Review Press |
| Pages | 241 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 141 × 23 mm · 436 g |
| Language | English |
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