Monkey business

Management is synonymous with planning, order and control. This paper invokes the novel image of a chimpanzees' tea party to highlight the limitations of control-based approaches to managing and to suggest counter-intuitive possibilities. Reprinted by permission of the Braybrooke Press Ltd. www...

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Published in:Journal of general management 2006-07, Vol.31 (4), p.19-28
Main Authors: Drummond, Helga, Hodgson, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Business organization
Business studies
Management science
Organizational structure
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Summary:Management is synonymous with planning, order and control. This paper invokes the novel image of a chimpanzees' tea party to highlight the limitations of control-based approaches to managing and to suggest counter-intuitive possibilities. Reprinted by permission of the Braybrooke Press Ltd. www.braybrooke.co.uk
ISSN:0306-3070