Charles Handy article on Britain needing to treat companies as communities rather than pieces of property. Handy begins the article describing how the Anglo-American business world treats companies as pieces of property, and how that conception of companies differs from that found in Germany and Japan, where companies are perceived as communities. He goes on to relate how in Anglo-American business, companies are cultivated and guided with the ultimate aim of selling them, either to another company or to the public, whereas in community-based organizations, small and medium size firms remain in the same family hands for generations. Handy states that he hopes companies in Britain follow the community-based model for their organizations moving into the future.
Handy, Charles B London Business School Inside Business Handy, Elizabeth
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Charles Handy article on Britain needing to treat companies as communities rather than pieces of property, 1990; Charles Handy Papers; Box 14, Folder 15; 2 pages
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