Are popular management techniques a waste of time?
研究考察了流行管理技术对美国大型工业企业绩效的影响，发现这些技术并未显著提升绩效，而企业声誉等地位标志常被误认为技术有效的证据。
The article looks at a study on the effects of popular management techniques on organizational performance. Research is referenced that reveals no significant improvement in organizational performance as the result of implementing popular management techniques within large industrialized U.S. companies. The author suggests that corporate status markers often associated with the use of popular management techniques, such as the reputation of a firm or the pay structure of its chief executive officers, lead others to perceive their presence as proof of the management technique's efficacy. He also notes that financial conditions of an organization are often considered to be a separate goal from the reputation.