Power：Why Some People Have It and Others Don't

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jeffrey Pfeffer（杰弗里·普费弗） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2009-01
• ISBN 9780061789083
• 定价 256.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthiscrowningachievement,oneofthegreatestmindsinmanagementtheoryrevealshowtosucceedandwieldpowerintherealworld.

OverdecadesofconsultingwithcorporationsandteachingMBAstudentsthenuancesoforganizationalpower,JeffreyPfefferhaswatchednumerouspeoplesuffercareerreversalsevenasothersprevaildespitetheodds.

Ourmostcommonmistakeisnothavingarealisticunderstandingofwhatmakessomepeoplemoresuccessfulthanothers.Bybelievingthatlifeisfair,wetendtosubscribetothe"just-worldphenomenon,"whichleavesusunpreparedforthechallengesandcompetitionoftherealworld.

NowPfefferbringsdecadesofhisincredibleinsightstoawideraudience.Brimmingwithcounterintuitiveadvice,numerousexamplesfromvariouscountries,andsurprisingfindingsbasedonhisresearch,thisgroundbreakingguiderevealsthestrategiesandtacticsthatseparatethewinnersfromthelosers.Power,heargues,isaforcethatcanbeusedandharnessednotonlyforindividualgainbutalsoforthebenefitoforganizationsandsociety.Power,however,isnotsomethingthatcanbelearnedfromthoseincharge—theiradviceoftenputsarosyspinontheirascentandfocusesonwhatshouldhaveworked,ratherthanwhatactuallydid.Instead,Pfefferrevealsthetruepathstopowerandcareersuccess.Iconoclasticandgroundedintherealpolitikofhumaninteraction,Powerisanessentialorganizationalsurvivalmanualandanewstandardinthefieldofleadershipandmanagement.

【作者简介】

JeffreyPfefferistheThomasD.DeeIIProfessorofOrganizationalBehaviorattheGraduateSchoolofBusiness,StanfordUniversity,wherehehastaughtsince1979.Heistheauthororcoauthorofthirteenbooks,andhasalsoheldvisitingprofessorshipsattheHarvardBusinessSchool,LondonBusinessSchool,IESEBusinessSchoolinSpain,andotherinstitutions.

【目录】

Author's Note
Introduction: Be Prepared for Power
It Takes More Than Performance
The Personal Qualities That Bring Influence
Choosing Where to Start
Getting In: Standing Out and Breaking Some Rules
Making Something out of Nothing: Creating Resources
Building Efficient and Effective Social Networks
Acting and Speaking with Power
Building a Reputation: Perception Is Reality
Overcoming Opposition and Setbacks
The Price of Power
How-and Why-People Lose Power
Power Dynamics: Good for Organizations, Good for You?
It's Easier Than You Think
Acknowledgments
Notes
For Further Reading and Learning
Index