Maslow on Management
by Abraham H. Maslow
Maslow's 1962 journal from a summer at a California plant: enlightened management, synergy, self-actualising work, and sharp observations on Drucker and McGregor. Fragmentary and prescient.
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you want humanistic psychology applied to work, from the source.
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you want a polished book; it is a journal.
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Three things you will actually use
- Work can be self-actualising.
- Enlightened management assumes the best.
- Synergy: what is good for me is good for us.
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Read the entries on synergy.
Our verdict
Maslow's work journal.
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