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The Incompetent Manager

Paperback • 2003 • English

The Incompetent Manager

By Adrian Furnham

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About the book

A surprisingly large number of people claim to have worked for a manager who was clearly incompetent. Some people even believe, that in certain sectors, the incompetent outnumber the competent. This book looks at when, why and how managers become incompetent and what to do about it. It does so with both science and humor by reviewing what we know about competences, about personality theory and about various salient psychiatric disorders. So many management books are unrealistically optimistic. T...Show more

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9781861563705

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

The Incompetent Manager

Format

Paperback

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