The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office - Updated Edition

Description

We create organizations because we need to get a job done--something we couldn't do alone--and join them because we're inspired by their missions (and our paycheck). But once we're inside, these organizations rarely feel inspirational. So where did it all go wrong? In The Org, Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan explain the tradeoffs that every organizati

Ray Fisman is the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise and codirector of the Social Enterprise Program at the Columbia Business School. His research has been published in leading economics journals. He is also a regular contributor to Slate. Tim Sullivan is the editorial director of Harvard Business Review Press. His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Slate, and other popular outlets.

"Compelling... The Org aims to explain why organizations--be they private companies or government agencies--work the way they do."--Eduardo Porter, New York Times "The authors' mission to help you 'descend into better-informed cynicism'--to find the 'least dysfunctional' of all possible dysfunctional orgs--is the kind of literary stock that pays greater dividends."--Trevor Butterworth, Wall Street Journal "Wonderfully entertaining."--Marvin Weisbord, Strategy+Business "A voice of reasoned analysis amid the airport bookstore barkers... Fisman and Sullivan's measured approach is far more valuable; the conclusions and insights presented in The Org are ones you can actually use."--Sam Grobart, Bloomberg BusinessWeek "Fisman and Sullivan write in a casual, engaging fashion, a style that makes their book an impressively easy read."--Erika Fry, Fortune