期刊名称：Meta: Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology and Practical Philosophy
印刷版ISSN：2067-3655
出版年度：2011
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：505-509
语种：English
出版社：Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
摘要：Success and performance are two terms that are excessively used nowadays. They became a part of the jargon used both by scientists and businessmen, the latter acting in an extremely competitive environment and under tremendous pressure. If a book that tackles these themes makes promises about “reaching high performance in the shortest time” (as we all seem to be in a constant time crisis), guarantees that it puts a scientifical method to work (science is probably one of the last things that attracts people as religions used to do) and gives the reader safe and fast solutions for success (making use of our strong belief in causality), than it will certainly have good chances of becoming a bestseller. More, the business world with its throbbing rhythm, financial investments and stakes and with the inherent tension of the decision making process represents a fertile field for books that are relaxing and calming, and offer miraculous solutions and recipes. Without trying to minimize the researchers’ efforts to answer “abysmal” problems such as how to be performant in business or what the necessary steps in adopting the best business strategy are, Phil Rosenzweig develops, in his much praised book, an attack on the prejudices that infect the business environment. He also unmasks the lack of scientificity that is partially present in the economic press, in the scientific research and in the social sciences literature.
