The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior

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The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior
by R. Richard Ritti, Steven Levy
from Wiley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• The most inane drivel that I have ever read.
  This book is truly the most inane drivel that I have ever read. I am being forced to read it for a class. Unless you must read it at the point of a bayonnet, pass on the opportunity. The authors offer politically-correct socialization, under the guise of an exploration of modern day corporate culture. What else is new? But, this is offered via some of the most poorly-written vignettes that I have ever read. One can only guess that somebody watched a 1960s Doris Day movie, and decided to describe modern... more info

• good practical reference
  This is a great reference for anyone who is first starting out in business or for the seasoned employee or manager who wants to know why crazy, stupid things happen at work. This is an owner's manual for your job, especially if you work for a big company. The book is laid out in a series of small stories or tales. Each tale goes on to describe an event in the life of a fictitious employee and company. The tales will ring true to anyone who has spent time in the trenches. The book then goes on to explain... more info

• speedy delivery - new condition
  Thank you for a speedy delivery and the nice new condition of the text.

• Excellent view of corporate culture
  Ritti writes an excellent view of corporate culture explaining the "why" decisions are made and "why" people act as they do in corporate America. It really helps to put the discipline of change management into perspective. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in organizational behavior (American companies only). My only criticism is that there is no short and simple explanation for each of the behaviors. The reader is forced to read the entire chapter and all of the short stories in order to... more info

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