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Edward E. Lawler: Built to change (2006, John Wiley & Sons) 2 stars

In this groundbreaking book, organizational effectiveness experts Edward Lawler and Christopher Worley show how organizations …

Review of 'Built to change' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Why didn't I read this when it first came out? Its subject matter is, after all, very relevant to my work of e.g. Rightshifting. I didn't read it then because I didn't notice its publication. And that's most likely because it made almost no splash.

I attribute this to its turgid prose, platitudes, and flawed analysis. I'd have given it only one star but for the general premise, which I can support. Namely, that organisations in the present business climate might do well to organise themselves for "positive opportunism". Cf. Dee Hock and the Chaordic organisation.

Disappointing.