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Adrian Furnham
1. Bloomsbury, London, England
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Table of contents (70 chapters)

Education for life
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 63-64
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Engaging with staff
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 65-66
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Exiting well
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 67-68
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Faking it
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 69-70
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Family business
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 71-72
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Freudian vocational guidance
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 73-76
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Gained in translation
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 77-78
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Gap years for grown-ups
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 79-81
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Going open plan
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 82-84
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Growing pains
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 85-87
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Happy holidays
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 88-90
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Implicit learning and tacit knowledge
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 91-92
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Leadership fundamentals
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 93-95
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Leading from the heights
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 96-97
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Learning from mistakes
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 98-100
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The lessons of experience
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 101-102
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Lies, self-love, and paranoia
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 103-105
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Living on: letting go
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 106-108
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Looking the part
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 109-111
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A matter of confidence
- Adrian Furnham
Pages 112-113
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About this book

It is often said that business is people. The bestselling author, Adrian Furnham, draws upon psychological reflections to present a critical and challenging account of perceived wisdom and management fads. In this book he scrutinises such subjects and themes as Anxiety Management, Authenticity, the Dark Side of Gift-Giving, Modern Management Styles, Performance Appraisal Systems and Work Life Balance

Authors and Affiliations

Bloomsbury, London, England

Adrian Furnham

About the author

ADRIAN FURNHAM is Professor of Psychology at University College, London. He is on the Editorial Board of a number of journals and has received many awards and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980-1989. He is the author of more than 36 books, many of which have been translated into a number of languages, including successful, popular management books, and over 400 journal articles. He acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including H.M. Government, the Atomic Energy Authority, Channel 4, BP and a number of multinational corporations, writes a regular column in the Financial Times and HR Magazine and is a regular contributor to BBC radio and television

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: The People Business
Book Subtitle: Psychological Reflections on Management
Authors: Adrian Furnham
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230510098
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9222-2Published: 19 April 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51009-8Published: 19 April 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 206
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Topics: Management, Human Resource Management
Industry Sectors: Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking, Pharma

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