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Abstract
Like economics a century ago, argue Economist editors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, management theory today is an immature discipline "bedeviled by contradictions that would not be allowed in more rigorous disciplines." As a result, they contend in The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus, management theory is pulling institutions and individuals in conflicting directions. Consultant Eileen Shapiro has an alternative premise: Theories don''t pull companies in conflicting directions; managers do. Although conflicting theories are a fact of managerial life, managers are responsible for making tough decisions intelligently, adapting the theories of others as they go along.
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Abstract
Like economics a century ago, argue Economist editors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, management theory today is an immature discipline "bedeviled by contradictions that would not be allowed in more rigorous disciplines." As a result, they contend in The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus, management theory is pulling institutions and individuals in conflicting directions. Consultant Eileen Shapiro has an alternative premise: Theories don''t pull companies in conflicting directions; managers do. Although conflicting theories are a fact of managerial life, managers are responsible for making tough decisions intelligently, adapting the theories of others as they go along.