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The silo effect : the peril of expertise and the promise of breaking down barriers / Gillian Tett.

Tett, Gillian, author.
2015
HD58.9 .T48 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
The silo effect : the peril of expertise and the promise of breaking down barriers / Gillian Tett.
Author
Tett, Gillian, author.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781451644739 hardcover
1451644736 hardcover
9781451644753 electronic book
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
xii, 290 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number
HD58.9 .T48 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.402
Summary
An award-winning columnist and journalist describes how businesses that structure their teams into functional departments, or "silos," actually hinder work, cripple innovation, restrict thinking and force normally smart people to ignore risks and opportunities. --Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: Bloomberg's skunkworks
Part one: Silos. The nondancers: how anthropology can illuminate silos ; Octopus pots: how silos crush innovation ; When gnomes go blind: how silos conceal risks ; Russian dolls: how silos create tunnel vision
Part two: Silo busters. Gun-toting geeks: how individuals can silo-bust their lives ; (Re)writing social code: how to keep silos fluid ; Flipping the lens: how doctors tried not to behave like economists ; Bucket-busting: how breaking down silos can produce profits
Conclusion: Connecting the dots.

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