Copyright © 1988 by Jerry B. Harvey.

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Chapter 2 is adapted by permission of the publisher, from J. Harvey, "The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement," Organizational Dynamics, Summer 1974 © 1974 AMACOM, a division of American Management Associations, New York. All rights reserved.

Chapter 3 is adapted by permission of the publisher, from J. Harvey, "Organizations as Phrog Farms," Organizational Dynamics, Spring, 1977 © 1977 AMACOM, a division of American Management Associations, New York. All rights reserved.

Chapter 8 is adapted, by permission of the publisher, from J. Harvey, "Encouraging Students to Cheat: One Thought on the Difference Between Teaching Ethics and Teaching Ethically," Organizational Behavior Teaching Review 9(2), 1984. Copyright 1984, all rights reserved and "Learning to Not Teach," Organizational Behavior Teaching Review 4(3), 1979. Copyright 1979, all rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Harvey, Jerry B.

The Abilene paradox and other meditations on management.

Bibliography: p.

1. Organizational behavior—Moral and ethical aspects—Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.

2. Management—Moral and ethical aspects—Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. I. Title

ISBN 0-669-19179-5

ISBN 0-7879-0277-2 (paper)

HD58.7.H376 1988

658'.00207

88-45176

Printed in the United States of America

FIRST EDITION

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