Best in brief: Detecting management fads

I Le Breton-Miller, J Hartwick and D Miller

Discusses recent management theories and identifies which of them are only passing fads as opposed to classics.

Best In Brief

Detecting management fads

D. Miller, J. Hartwick and I. Le Breton-Miller

From MBO to Theory Z, from TQM to reengineering, management thought has been transformed over the last five decades by management theories. However, few of them have had a lasting influence on business practice. Many popular management theories appear to be the quick fix, a simple solution that is easy for the whole organisation to embrace, to make employees more productive, customers happier and profits greater. Some organisations have been transformed by such ideas...

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