Management (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134527604
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 20DQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
Whether one should work or avoid working in an organization that follows the holacracy approach.
Introduction:
Holacracy stands to be the new way in which an organization is run and is structured. This system replaces in its entirety the traditional management hierarchy. Power is being distrusted across the self-organized team rather than following the top-down approach which provides teams and individual freedom to work in a more creative manner.
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