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Seven deadly syndromes of management and organization: the view from evolutionary psychology

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  • Nigel Nicholson

    (Centre for Organisational Research, London Business School, London, UK)

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It is argued that organizational designs and management processes mediate between the givens of human nature and environmental forces, and that different resolutions have varying consequences for the quality of human experience in organizations. Some of these are plainly bad for people and bad for business. Seven of the most common pathologies of contemporary business are analysed through the evolutionary psychology lens, in terms of their causes and manifestations. The paper concludes by considering how different ways of organizing and managing might run more smoothly with the grain of human nature. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Nigel Nicholson, 1999. "Seven deadly syndromes of management and organization: the view from evolutionary psychology," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 19(7-8), pages 411-426.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:mgtdec:v:19:y:1999:i:7-8:p:411-426
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199811/12)19:7/8<411::AID-MDE899>3.0.CO;2-X
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