Excerpt from Jane Cooney, President, Books for Business, Business Quarterly, Spring 1997
Jaques' handbook to better hierarchy, Requisite Organization, professes that, although red tape and rigidity are symptoms of dysfunction, properly structured, bureaucratic hierarchy can liberate human creativity. He further states that once you start employing other people, some form of bureaucratic hierarchy, or what Jaques refers to as a managerial accountability hierarchy (MAH), is not only necessary, but natural.

Jaques' ideas are based on complex theories of work, knowledge and human nature that revolve around the notion that structure is more important than personality and that detailed attention to exact roles and responsibilities within a corporation leads to more satisfied employees and a more successful, efficient corporation.

Requisite Organization is a management book that puts the emphasis back on managers his theories could be a godsend for any manager tired of magic nostrums for corporate success. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Book Description
Built upon a rigorous theoretical base, Stratified Systems Theory, Requisite Organization relates all aspects of leadership, work and human resources in a unified total system.

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