WHO REALLY MATTERS: THE CORE GROUP THEORY OF POWER, PRIVILEGE, AND SUCCESS

Book ID/图书代码： 13006004B05785

English Summary/英文概要： When corporate leaders announce, with seeming sincerity, “We make our decisions on behalf of our shareholders,” their words are taken at face value. But as recent news stories prove, this imperative is routinely violated. In Who Really Matters, Art Kleiner argues that the dissonance between a declared mission and actual operation can be seen at organizations large and small. All organizations have one motive in common. Every decision-which projects to back, whom to promote, or how to spend money-is affected by the perceived wants and needs of a Core Group of people “who really matter.”
The composition of the group can differ from organization to organization. Often, the most senior people in the hierarchy are members-but not always. Sometimes, the people who “matter” can extend far down the corporate ladder, or even reach outside the company to include key customers, labor union leaders, and stockholders. Kleiner gives readers clues about how to identify a Core Group’s real mission by observing its day-to-day actions; listening to the fundamental message it sends employees; examining its management of new members; understanding the ideas that shape its policies about management, money, and the way the world works; and avoiding the taboos governing the way it operates.
Whether you’re a member of the Core Group-or want to be – this deft, engaging blend of argument and lbservation, anecdotes and advice, is the one guide you’ll need to achieve your career goals and aspirations by navigating the hidden pathways in any organization, large or small

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当公司的领导人宣布，他们的所有决策都是为了全体股东的利益时，这话并不能当真。嘴上说的和实际做的往往不一样。不论规模的大小，任何组织在做出决策时，比如支持什么项目，提升什么人，或怎么花钱，都是根据一个“真正重要”的核心集团的人们的愿望和需求来定的。这个组织的上层管理人员往往是这个集团的成员，但也并非总是如此。有时候，“重要”的人还可延伸到较下级的人，甚至扩展到组织外部，如重要的客户，工会的领导人，以及某些股东。只要认真仔细地观察公司的各种行为，我们就可以识别这个核心集团的真正目的。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Art Kleiner是马塞诸萨州一家咨询公司的经理，纽约大学互动远程交流计划的教员，一家商务杂志的“文化与变化”专栏作家，还是一套丛书的编辑。

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