Description
| Product ID: | 9780099415657 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Elephant And The Flea |
| Subtitle: | New Thinking For A New World |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Handy |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Social forecasting, future studies, Social forecasting, future studies, Business strategy, Business strategy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In addition to addressing how and why we work today, he covers a wide range of preoccupations and issues including the increasing fear of big business: 'it is easy to see why many observers think that the big corporations are now both richer and more powerful than many nation states. Bookseller Charles Handy''s best-selling new book looks at how individuals (the fleas in his analogy) relate to multi-national conglomerates (the elephants). In addition to addressing how and why we work today, he covers a wide range of preoccupations and issues including the increasing fear of big business: ''it is easy to see why many observers think that the big corporations are now both richer and more powerful than many nation states. They worry that these new corporate states are accountable to no-one - that their financial clout makes governments beholden to them ... The elephants, people feel, are out of control.'' |
| Imprint Name: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Cornerstone |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-11-07 |
