Harold J. Leavitt Books

Exploring the inevitability of hierarchical structures in organizations, this book presents practical strategies for managers to create more humane and egalitarian workplaces. It argues that even those companies claiming to be flat or open still operate within hierarchies. By acknowledging this reality, the author provides insights on how to soften these structures, fostering a more supportive environment for employees while maintaining necessary organizational frameworks.

With more than half the papers new to this book, the fourth edition of Readings in Managerial Psychology represents a substantial revision of this popular text. This edition focuses more than ever on the managing process, both within and between organizations, and such "soft" issues as managing creativity and imagination, managers' values and beliefs, and organizational culture play a larger role than they have before.Readings in Managerial Psychology is designed for managers in business and industry, students of management, public and university administrators, and executives in other organizations. The collection can be used independently or as a companion volume to Harold J. Leavitt and Homa Bahrami's Managerial Managing Behavior in Organizations (5th edition, 1988), also published by the University of Chicago Press.