Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power. But is this popular picture accurate? Are middle managers really no longer valued by today's performance-driven organizations? The truth is surprising. MIT management scholar Paul Osterman has analyzed over thirty years' worth of employment ...
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Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power. But is this popular picture accurate? Are middle managers really no longer valued by today's performance-driven organizations? The truth is surprising. MIT management scholar Paul Osterman has analyzed over thirty years' worth of employment data, interviewed a wide sample of managers, and uncovered a very different picture of middle managers today. Not only have their numbers increased dramatically, but middle managers are wealthier, more productive, more autonomous--and they gain real pleasure from their day-to-day work. But there's another side to the story: while managers have maintained their commitment to their tasks and to their colleagues, they are increasingly cynical and distant from their organizations. They are confused about their future and how to manage their careers. This comes at a time when the value of middle management is much greater than ever before. Organizations must rethink their understanding of this vital workforce segment--now. Understand the issues for yourself with The Truth About Middle Managers' refreshing and counter-intuitive look at what's really going on.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 189 p. Contains: Tables, black & white, Figures. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2008026780 Type of material Book Personal name Osterman, Paul. Main title The truth about middle managers: who they are, how they work, why they matter / Paul Osterman. Published/Created Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2008. Description viii, 189 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 9781422179703 1422179702 LC classification HD38.24. O88 2008 Contents What's happened to middle managers? --New realities: the shifting context of middle management--Middle management by the numbers: what do the data show? --The changing role of middle management: what's new at work? --Careers in the middle: climbing the ladder or not--Shifting commitments: where do loyalties now lie? --Middle management: today and tomorrow. Subjects Middle managers. Management. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index. Dewey class no. 658.4/3 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn213312392
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