MANAGEMENT BY VICE, A Humorous Satire on R&D Life in a Fictitious Company [Paperback]

C.B. Don (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

Eleven vivacious episodes, enlivened with humorous verses and original hand-drawn illustrations, vividly satirize the interplay between managers and their Research and Development (R&D) staff in a typical high-tech company. The unforgettable Company characters and wickedly barbed lampoons, which highlight serious underlying workplace issues, have brought worldwide acclaim to Management By Vice. Executive consultants have recommended this book for forward-looking global leaders. It is a must-read for business management students, offers case studies for human resources and entertainment for anyone who appreciates meaningful, satirical humor.

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"...[a] needling look inside corporate America's leaders and followers...bring a knowing smile to the faces of managers and staff alike." -- Today's Librarian, June Issue, 2000 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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M.E. Cohen has been illustrating for more than twenty years. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, was an advertising and editorial art director, and is currently a freelance illustrator. His client list includes Time Warner, Walt Disney, U.S. News, USA Today, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Barrons, Standard & Poors, E.D.S., Forbes, Barrons, New York Times, Boston Globe, Oxford University Press, Andrews & McNeel, Scholastic, and others. His "Smart Art" approach to illustrating always blends unique concepts and witty solutions. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Ter Libra (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967008433
• ISBN-13: 978-0967008431
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,592,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Laboratory Superintendent's Comments, February 14, 2000

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This review is from: Management by Vice : A Humorous Satire on R&D Life in a Fictitious Company (Hardcover)

C.B. Don's highly amusing and wry insight into the stresses and strains of laboratory and business life is strongly recommended for anyone who has experience of either. And absolutely essential to anyone with both! Expressed in an enjoyable and easy-read style, the various characters which colour The Company with their devious ploys, underhand tactics, greed and bungling incompetence provide the reader with a verbal picture which is larger than life. Thinking back on the last thirty years I have spent in laboratories, there is not one situation I have experienced which has not been highlighted in this book. Each has been closely scrutinised, squeezed for the last exquisite drop of human nature, embellished with wonderful characters with outrageous names such as Loyola Fraise and VP Barron, and delivered back in such a witty style that the frustration of life's experiences are forgotten in waves of humour.But there is a moral to every good tale; behind the fun is a message that those in positions of responsibility would do well to heed and those in lesser roles might use to prepare themselves better for the trials of life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended reading for business management students, February 11, 2001

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This review is from: Management by Vice : A Humorous Satire on R&D Life in a Fictitious Company (Hardcover)

Management By Vice: A Humorous Satire On R&d Life In A Fictitious Company vividly portrays the tensions between managers and their technical staff in a typical high-tech firm called "The Company". Eleven episodes showcase highly memorable, wickedly entertaining, lampooned characters. C.B. Don's totally engaging text is enhanced with satirical verses and hand-drawn illustrations. Highly entertaining reading (especially for anyone who's "been there, done that"). Highly recommended reading for business management students and anyone working in today's volatile dot.com environments, Management By Vice will also have the reader responding with serious reflection concerning the basic underlying issues portrayed including such true-life realities as project mismanagement, inequities in profit sharing, patent authorship, commandeering innovative concepts, grievance proceedings, and more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Parkinson's Law" of the High-Tech World !, January 16, 2000

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This review is from: Management by Vice : A Humorous Satire on R&D Life in a Fictitious Company (Hardcover)

As "Parkinson's Law" (by C.Northcote Parkinson, 1958)addressed the malpractices inherent in big business and government administration, so "Management by Vice", with like wit and satirical humor, exposes the managerial "vices" of the science/management world of high-tech Research and Development. The book is superbly written, the characters made me laugh out loud and the pointed message in the verses and the corresponding illustrations, make this book a must-read for anyone in management,R&D research staff or any other workplace. Very well done!