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Chapter 06
The following list of books, journals, films, TV programmes and web links are especially recommended as resources you may find helpful for further study on the subject of 'Assessing Organizational Performance'
BBC, 2006, 'The Lonely Robot'.
This BBC programme about British society demonstrates how an obsession with measurement and targets can pervert the original purpose of the measures.
Plender, John, 'Equity privateers - or not as the case may be . . .' Financial Times, Feb 19, 2007.
This article discusses the principal-agent problem with reference to private equity firms.
Rosenzwig, Phil, 'The halo effect, and other managerial delusions', McKinsey Quarterly, Feb 2007.
This article discusses how the 'halo effect' can result in managerial delusion. The author argues that managers often falsely attribute their success to for example, good leadership or a good strategy.
www.bp.com
BP is a very large, complex global organization. The website goes to some length explaining BP's responsibilities to its huge list of stakeholders. However, it is clear that BP's primary objective is to create shareholder value.
BBC, 2007, 'How Green is your Highstreet?', The Money Programme.
The programme explores the motivations for businesses 'going green'. Some commentators believe that businesses are going green just to exploit consumers' anxieties. Other commentators believe that everyone wins regardless of whether businesses genuinely care about the environment or not.
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