Article by Charles Handy on how worker loyalty within an organization can no longer be demanded, but must be earned. This earned loyalty necessitates a devotion to a common cause and respect for an organization's leaders. Handy begins the article discussing the film, Regeneration, and how it is about war and its horrors, but also about the tragedy that can take place should loyalty be abused. He proceeds to talk about how Siegfried Sassoon was accused of disloyalty for opposing World War I’s brutality, sent to hospital for the mentally afflicted with instructions to force him to recant, and later returned to the war to continue fighting. Handy then compares the idea and consequences of war and military culture to managing organizations, reflecting on his own life in industry and how loyalty was expected of him, and how companies, in general, expect complete and unthinking loyalty from their employees. He contends that, although loyalty is now more important than ever, it comes with a twist--blind loyalty can no longer be demanded by the organization, and has to be earned instead. Handy closes the article stating that such earned loyalty requires a commitment to a common cause and respect for those in positions of authority.
Handy, Charles B Management today series Hulton Getty Picture Collection Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967 Regeneration (Motion picture : 1997) Barker, Pat, 1943- Handy, Elizabeth Loyalty Military Cross (Great Britain) World War I Operations management Organizational change Organizational effectiveness Organizational behavior
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Article by Charles Handy on how worker loyalty within an organization can no longer be demanded, but must be earned. This earned loyalty necessitates a devotion to a common cause and respect for an organization's leaders, 1998; Charles Handy Papers; Box 20, Folder 14; 1 page
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