A Management System Exempt from Power

The author argues that power in organizations has negative and counter-productive effects: management should be based on self-guidance and maximizing each individual’s creative resources. Arguing that mangers should focus on developing efficiency, empathy and imagination, this includes questionnaires so readers can assess their management approach.

CHRISTIAN BOURION is Professor at the University of Nancy, France, and Director of the Commercial Institute at the University of Nancy. He is widely published and researches in the areas of decision management and organizational behaviour.