Jeffrey Pfeffer has narrated 2 audiobooks on Listento.it by 1 author. The most-rated is Managing with Power.
Managing the Workforce of the '90s
Summary
An organization's productivity depends on effective management of its workforce. In this best-selling program, Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer reviews the ways in which well-intentioned companies can undermine their workforce and offers some new perspectives on more enlightened leadership. He highlights the workforce as a competitive advantage, the rhetoric and reality of "empowerment", and the costs of obsession with control.
(P) and ©1992 Stanford Alumni Association
Managing with Power
Summary
Most organizations and managers are filled with good ideas - the problem is implementation. Power and influence, rather than being the organizations' last dirty secrets, are in fact secrets for success. Professor Pfeffer discusses the importance of understanding power and influence, diagnosing points of view on decisions, knowing the strategies and tactics for the effective use of influence, and appraising the role of influence in organizational innovation and change.
(P) and ©1995 Stanford Alumni Association