Ways Ahead for Organisations: Disappointing Guidebooks
本文评论了三本声称代表组织行为、权力与影响力、领导力领域最新研究水平的书籍，评估它们对学术研究者和实践管理者的实际价值。
Cary L. Cooper and Denise M. Rousseau (eds), Trends in Organisational Behaviour, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1998, paper £18.99, viii+179pp.Roderick M. Kramer and Margaret A. Neale (eds), Power and Influence in Organisations, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1998, paper £19.99, x+392pp.Gill Robinson Hickman (ed.), Leading Organisations: Perspectives for a New Era, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1998, paper £19.99, xv+613pp.The State of the Art?The three volumes under review in this essay all appear to offer ‘state of the art’ treatments of their subject matter, of value both to academic researchers and to practising managers. How well do they achieve this aim?