Article in Business Week magazine on Charles Handy's book, The Age of Unreason. The article begins by discussing the inevitability of change, which Handy has pinpointed as the defining feature of the new age. It proceeds to talk about the importance of what Handy calls upside-down thinking, which is unconventional thinking that challenges the established order, and the growth and increasing domination of shamrock organizations, which will replace traditional, monolithic enterprises. The article then provides a more detailed description of shamrock organizations and how they will significantly alter the working lives of employees, leading to what Handy calls portfolio careers, while highlighting the necessity of government support for professional adult education to meet the challenges of a changing society, alongside greater taxes to support government spending. The article closes noting that Handy’s research provides a spur to get leaders thinking about change and the future, rather than a definite plan of action.
Handy, Charles B Harvard Business School Press BusinessWeek books BBC Enterprises Organization - Research Organization theory Organizational behavior Organizational change Employment (Economic theory) Hammonds, Keith H F.I. Group
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Article in Business Week magazine on Charles Handy's book, The Age of Unreason, 1990; Charles Handy Papers; Box 19, Folder, 1; 1 page
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