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From Publishers Weekly
The Pinchots ( Intrapreneuring ) here tackle the numbing influence of bureaucracies, which, they write, are “no more appropriate to sophisticated work today than serfdom was to the factory work of the early Industrial Revolution.” They foresee a conversion to post-bureaucratic organizations in which teams form the basic unit of empowerment, freeing employees to concentrate on total quality, high performance tasks, reengineering and intrapreneuring. The authors bolster their arguments with case studies (Dana, ConAgra, the Canadian National Railroad) and perceptive positions on benchmarking, customer service and workplace responsibility. Their material on the factors that make teams effective illuminates ideas expounded by total quality management theoreticians. Stressing that intrapreneurial experimentation is needed so “the people upstairs notice what is working,” the authors present a managerial construct worth considering.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
Applying the principles of free markets and free enterprise to the structure of corporate organizations, the authors of Intrapreneuring ( LJ 3/1/85) outline an alternative to the cumbersome, pyramid-style, bottle-necking bureaucracy still entrenched in the corporate world today. They expand on their concept of “intrapreneurship” here by centering their plan on lateral associations, freedom to form teams within the corporate structure, the free flow of information, and the liberating sensation that ensues when all workers are allowed to formulate, implement, and claim ownership of corporate ideas. The effective organization utilizes the intelligence of all individuals within the corporation, relinquishing responsibility to the front-line workers who may better understand the problems of their own areas and find cost-efficient solutions. Highly recommended.
- Randy Abbott, Univ. of Evansville Libs., Ind.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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