{"product_id":"anti-stupidity-mats-alvesson-9781041066811","title":"Anti Stupidity: How Organizations Can Trade Stupidity for Purpose","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how functional stupidity - uncritical and unreflective thinking within prescribed, constrained ways - is institutionalized and why we should minimize it in workplaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did our organizations become stagnant, and what can be done to revive them? Contemporary societal and organizational noise, extensive bureaucratization, silo thinking, imitation, bullshit talk, and meaningless meetings are destructive to workplaces. This book explains how we got here and shows escape routes through more independent thinking and speaking up. With spotlights on individual and organizational strategies to combat stupidity, various structures and practices to mobilize support are illuminated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative and entertaining read, this book will be practically useful reading for anyone interested in making organizations more effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mats Alvesson,Stella Cizinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041066813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041066811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d","brand":"Mats Alvesson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148421275903,"sku":"9781041066811","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anti-stupidity-mats-alvesson-9781041066811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}