Beyond Rational Management: Mastering The Paradoxes And Competing Demands Of High Performance
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What separates truly exceptional leaders from merely competent managers? In Beyond Rational Management, Robert E. Quinn dismantles the comfortable illusion that organizations can be run through logic and linear thinking alone, presenting instead a groundbreaking framework — the Competing Values Framework — that reveals how high performance demands the mastery of seemingly contradictory leadership roles. Quinn argues that the most effective leaders are not those who optimize a single management style, but those who can fluidly navigate the paradoxes of stability and change, control and flexibility, internal focus and external positioning — all simultaneously. Rooted in rigorous research yet written with remarkable clarity, this landmark work in organizational theory illustrates why rigid, one-dimensional management models inevitably fail in complex, real-world environments. Quinn's prose is authoritative yet accessible, challenging readers to confront their own leadership blind spots and to develop what he calls behavioral complexity — the capacity to hold and act upon opposing values without contradiction. A cornerstone text for business leaders, organizational consultants, and management scholars, it leaves the reader with a haunting and motivating question: are you truly leading, or merely managing the appearance of order?
Author: Robert E. Quinn
Format: Hardback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What separates truly exceptional leaders from merely competent managers? In Beyond Rational Management, Robert E. Quinn dismantles the comfortable illusion that organizations can be run through logic and linear thinking alone, presenting instead a groundbreaking framework — the Competing Values Framework — that reveals how high performance demands the mastery of seemingly contradictory leadership roles. Quinn argues that the most effective leaders are not those who optimize a single management style, but those who can fluidly navigate the paradoxes of stability and change, control and flexibility, internal focus and external positioning — all simultaneously. Rooted in rigorous research yet written with remarkable clarity, this landmark work in organizational theory illustrates why rigid, one-dimensional management models inevitably fail in complex, real-world environments. Quinn's prose is authoritative yet accessible, challenging readers to confront their own leadership blind spots and to develop what he calls behavioral complexity — the capacity to hold and act upon opposing values without contradiction. A cornerstone text for business leaders, organizational consultants, and management scholars, it leaves the reader with a haunting and motivating question: are you truly leading, or merely managing the appearance of order?