Abstract

How can we stop this "organizational farce"? A leading expert in organizational theory explores the solutions!

- Projects that are "guaranteed to fail" are launched unanimously.
- Why do tasks that everyone considers pointless never seem to disappear?
- "Safe" people, not "amazing" ones, reign as the company elite.

Meetings become mere "ceremonies," 1-on-1s where you can't speak your mind, company rules nobody follows, managers reduced to mere "errand boys"... Why do irrational practices persist in organizations supposedly filled with "talented" people? What is the mechanism that produces these inexplicable phenomena? A leading expert in organizational theory delves into the "truth about organizations and individuals" that no one has dared to explore.

What you will learn in this book:
- The strange silence that hangs over meeting rooms, where "you can't tell the truth."
- The corporate downsides of "finishing work efficiently."
- Japanese companies where you won't be evaluated unless you have "under-the-table approval."
- The hidden evaluation criterion of "whether or not you are a convenient person for me."
- Employees who begin to focus on "how to appear to be working hard."
- The rational choice of "turning a blind eye" even when wrongdoing exists.

Author’s Information

Professor Emeritus at Doshisha University. He completed his master's course at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University, and holds a PhD in Economics from Kyoto University. After serving as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Mie University and a professor in the Faculty of Economics at Shiga University, he became a professor in the Faculty of Policy Studies at Doshisha University in 2004. His specialties are organizational theory and organizational sociology. He has authored numerous books, including "Why Did the Domino Collapse of Japanese-Style Organizations Begin?", "The Curse of the 'Need for Recognition'", "Japan Where Doing Nothing is More Advantageous", and "The True Nature of Conformity Pressure". He is a cat lover.