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Jeffrey Pfeffer
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http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/pfeffer/
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Human Resources, Corporate Strategy, Organization
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The Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979. He is the author or co-author of ten books: 1) The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective, 2) Organizational Design, 3) Power in Organizations, 4) Organizations and Organization Theory, 5) Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations (translated into German, Dutch, Chinese, Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese), 6) Competitive Advantage Through People: Unleashing the Power of the Work Force (translated into Portuguese, Korean, Indonesian, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese, and Turkish), 7) New Directions for Organization Theory: Problems and Prospects (translated into Spanish), 8) The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First (translated into Spanish and Japanese), 9) The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action (translated into Japanese, German, and Polish), and 10) Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People (translated into Dutch, Japanese, and Korean). He has also published more than 100 articles and book chapters.
Dr. Pfeffer has served on the faculties of the business schools at the University of Illinois and the University of California at Berkeley. During the 1981-1982 academic year he was the Thomas Henry Carroll-Ford Foundation Visiting Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He currently serves on the board of directors of 1) Portola Packaging, a $200 million manufacturer of tamper-evident bottle caps and related equipment, 2) SonoSite, a publicly traded company that develops hand carried ultrasound equipment, 3) Audible Magic, a start-up developing music and advertising recognition technology, 4) Actify, a start-up with a product that permits easy 3-dimensional visualization of product designs on the internet, and 5) UniCru, a company providing technology-based solutions for the attraction, selection, and retention of employees with a particular focus on the hourly workforce. He has served as a member of the visiting committee for the Harvard Business School and is currently on the advisory boards of EarlyBird, a venture capital firm, and Connet and Company, a small high technology executive recruiting firm. He also writes a monthly column for Business 2.0.
Dr. Pfeffer received his B.S. in Administration and Management Science and his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
From 1994-1996, Dr. Pfeffer served as Director of Executive Education, responsible for all of the Stanford business school's executive education activities. He has taught executive seminars in 27 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Israel, Turkey, South Africa, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico in addition to lecturing in management development programs and consulting for many companies, associations, and universities in the United States.
Dr. Pfeffer is a member and Fellow of the Academy of Management and a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association. He has won the Richard D. Irwin award for Scholarly Contributions to Management as well as several awards for books and articles. |
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The best organizations have the best talent. . . Financial incentives drive company performance. . . Firms must change or die. Popular axioms like these drive business decisions every day. Yet too...
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Harvard Business School Press
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March 2006 - Hardcover
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General Management
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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Among the most widely cited books in the social sciences, The External Control of Organizations has long been required reading for any student of organization studies. The book, reissued on its
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Stanford Univ
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March 2003 - Paperback
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Miscellaneous
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From the...
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Harvard Business School Press
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January 2002 - Paperback
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Salary & Compensation
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From the...
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Harvard Business School Press
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Organizational Learning
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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Discover How the Best Companies Win Not By Acquiring the Right People—But By Building the Right Organization The "war for talent" is one battle every company believes it should be waging....
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Harvard Business School Press
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August 2000 - Hardcover
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Corporate Strategy
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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The market for business knowledge is booming, as companies looking to improve their performance pour billions of dollars into training programs, consultants, and executive education. Why, then, are...
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Harvard Business School Press
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January 2000 - Hardcover
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Knowledge Management
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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Why is common sense so uncommon when it comes to managing people? How is it that so many seemingly intelligent organizations implement harmful management practices and ideas? With his...
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Harvard Business School Press
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January 1998 - Hardcover
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Human Resources
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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This is a comprehensive analysis of the present state of organization theory. The author traces the evolution and particularly the more recent history of the field, and its scope and content. He then...
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Oxford University Press
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June 1997 - Hardcover
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Organization
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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"Pfeffer has written one of the most important business books in a long time. All in all, a masterful, riveting performance."--Tom Peters.
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Harvard Business School Press
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March 1996 - Paperback
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Corporate Strategy
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By Pfeffer, Jeffrey
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An in-depth look at the role of power and influence in organizations. Pfeffer demonstrates the necessity of power in mobilizing political support and resources to get things done in any organization,...
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Harvard Business School Press
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November 1993 - Paperback
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Human Resources
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