Pressing Problems in Modern Organizations (That Keep us up at Night).(Review)

Pressing Problems in Modern Organizations (That Keep us up at Night) Robert E. Quinn, Regina M. O'Neill, & Lynda St. Clair (editors) Amacon, 2000 274 pages, 34.95 Hardcover

Pressing Problems in Modern Organizations (That Keep us up at Night) is subtitled "Transforming Agendas for Research and Practice." This is an appropriate subtitle as this edited volume focuses on identifying areas for research that would be of interest to both academics and practicing managers. As the editors note in their introduction, truly valuable organizational research rests on three pillars: (1) strong theoretical conceptualization, (2) systematic analysis, and ($) practical applications of the findings. This book does an exceptional job of intertwining all three.

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