-1993- Understanding Organizations | Handy C.

Charles Handy Understanding Organizations (originally published in 1976, with a significant fourth edition in 1993

To appreciate the 1993 edition of Understanding Organizations , one must understand Charles Handy’s journey. An Irish economist and former Shell executive, Handy transitioned into academia at the London Business School. He was neither a pure academic nor a pure practitioner; he was a . While contemporaries like Tom Peters focused on excellence and Michael Porter on competitive strategy, Handy focused on the organism of the organization itself. handy c. -1993- understanding organizations

Handy identifies four fundamental types of organizations: highly-paid brain trust.

The essential, highly-paid brain trust.