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UNNATURAL JOB [1 record]

Record 1 1994-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
CONT

Delayering of management levels was singled out as a case in point. The argument was made that delayering can very quickly get rid of unnatural jobs. There are managerial jobs where people do not know quite what they are managing. Managers are typically very ambitious and energetic people. The result is that, when you put managers in a job that is unnatural, they will quickly find something to manage and to control-including the people beneath them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
CONT

La diminution des niveaux de gestion ou déstratification a été retenue comme exemple. On a avancé l'argument que la suppression des niveaux peut éliminer très rapidement les postes artificiels. Il existe des tâches de gestion pour lesquelles des gestionnaires ne savent pas trop ce qu'ils gèrent. Le gestionnaire type est très ambitieux et très énergique. Il en résulte donc que lorsque quelqu'un est placé dans un poste artificiel, il se trouvera rapidement quelque chose à gérer et à contrôler, notamment les personnes qui sont sous lui.

Spanish

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