The Anxious Organization: Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things

TitleThe Anxious Organization: Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things
Pub. Year2002
AuthorsMiller, J
PublisherFacts on Demand Press
Keywordsanxiety, blame
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blame

"In organizations where anxiety is often expressed as blame, to avoid being blamed becomes a constant preoccupation. People attempt to preempt blame by sending each other memos recapitulating who did what and when. Their attention shifts from avoiding a potential problem to avoid being blamed for it." (p. 145)


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