Finalist for the 2015 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Best business book of the week from Inc.com The author of Power, Stanford business school professor ...

The question of how to improve organizational effectiveness through better people management is always top of mind. This book challenges incorrect and oversimplified ...

In New Directions for Organization Theory, Jeffrey Pfeffer offers a comprehensive analysis and overview of the field of organization theory and its research literature. This ...

This work explores how external constraints affect organizations and provides insights for designing and managing organizations to mitigate these constraints. All organizations ...

Criticizes many common personnel management practices, and argues that policies such as job security and fair compensation result in greater profits in the long run.

The authors provide vivid, detailed case studies of several organizations to illustrate how long-term success comes from value-driven, inter-related systems that align good ...

The market for business knowledge is booming as companies looking to improve their performance pour millions of pounds into training programmes, consultants, and executive ...

Behavioural sciences textbook on a new approach to understanding the principles of business organization and other social structures - discusses leadership and related social ...

An in-depth look at the role of power and influence in organizations. Pfeffer demonstrates the necessity of power in mobilizing political support and resources to get things ...