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Book: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior :: Zig Ziglar|Books :: Book
Date: Wednesday, 07 January, 2009 :: 13:21
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The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior
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Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Now in it's seventh edition, this OB reader continues to both instruct and entertain the current generation of students and professionals about workplace realities. This book consists of a series of short, interwoven stories about the operations at a single, mythical company seen through the eyes of an employee. It reveals the psychological processes and social mores at work in a company, and it is uniquely valuable for helping to bridge the gap between theory and practice. It immerses readers in the "real-world" workplace as no other text does, and provides just enough theory to make sense of it. The new edition will continue with the same premise and will contain updated stories and chapters.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: The most inane drivel that I have ever read.
Date: 2007-08-12 - 
Comment: This book is truly the most inane drivel that I have ever read. I am being forced to read it for a class. Unless you must read it at the point of a bayonnet, pass on the opportunity. The authors offer politically-correct socialization, under the guise of an exploration of modern day corporate culture. What else is new? But, this is offered via some of the most poorly-written vignettes that I have ever read. One can only guess that somebody watched a 1960s Doris Day movie, and decided to describe modern corporate culture based on that single viewing. Essentially, the book stereotypes white male "corporate" archetypes as a way of explaining them, and highlighting their many failings, while painting women and minorities as helpless victims. Mercifully, it is writtten in short vignettes, so you can read one, throw up, and read another. Truly awful!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: good practical reference
Date: 2007-02-11 - 
Comment: This is a great reference for anyone who is first starting out in business or for the seasoned employee or manager who wants to know why crazy, stupid things happen at work. This is an owner's manual for your job, especially if you work for a big company. The book is laid out in a series of small stories or tales. Each tale goes on to describe an event in the life of a fictitious employee and company. The tales will ring true to anyone who has spent time in the trenches. The book then goes on to explain these events from an organizational behaviorists point of view. You will be saying..."ah hah" alot.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: speedy delivery - new condition
Date: 2005-09-25 -
Comment: Thank you for a speedy delivery and the nice new condition of the text.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Excellent view of corporate culture
Date: 2001-11-17 -
Comment: Ritti writes an excellent view of corporate culture explaining the "why" decisions are made and "why" people act as they do in corporate America. It really helps to put the discipline of change management into perspective. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in organizational behavior (American companies only). My only criticism is that there is no short and simple explanation for each of the behaviors. The reader is forced to read the entire chapter and all of the short stories in order to get an idea as to what behavior is being described.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Excellent view of coporate culture
Date: 2001-11-17 -
Comment: Ritti writes an excellent view of corporate culture explaining the "why" decisions are made and "why" people act as they do in corporate America. It really helps to put the discipline of change management into perspective. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in organizational behavior (American companies only). My only criticism is that there is no short and simple explanation for each of the behaviors. The reader is forced to read the entire chapter and all of the short stories in order to get an idea as to what behavior is being described.
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