Knowledge that Transforms

The article reviews the book “From the Ground Up: Six Principles for Building the New Logic Corporation,” by Edward E. Lawler.

Partial table of contents: GENERAL MOTORS: THE BOARD BLUEPRINT. Roger Smith Loses Some Important Friends. Market Will Save Us. John Smale Wants Answers. Corporate Planks and Lesser Commonwealths. Exit the Owners, Enter the Managers. The Walnut-Paneled Wonderland. Delaware Gives the Board a Break. A Sleeping Giant Is Still a Giant. A Flowering in the Boardroom. Big Blues, and How to Keep Your Job. TOWARD THE 21st CENTURY CORPORATE BOARD. Board Revolution: This Time We Mean It. New Board Needs, New Board Talents. Replacing Old Joe. New Committees for a New Century. The Chair/CEO: How We Achieved Oneness. Boards Without Borders. Directors Discover Serious Money. A New Era in Suing the Board. Why the Commission Now Thinks Your Board Matters. How Many Stakeholders Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? The 21st Century Board: Sorting Out the Trends.

Edwin A. Locke, Thomas E. Becker, Rebuttal to a Subjectivist Critique of an Objectivist Approach to Integrity in Organizations, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Jan., 1998), pp. 170-175