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Title: a well intentioned book that falls far short of the mark
Review: Considering that this book is in its second edition, it's interesting to note the number of bloopers in it. For instance, on page 519, there are 2 mistakes: one is a typo (no spell checker used); the other is grammatical (no editor used!). A serious omission is the impact of technology on leadership in organisations (at least this is a serious omission for a book so titled). The publishers (Wiley) probably have something to answer for as well, whereby the advertising doesn't match the product. This isn't the first time this has happened with them either. Normally it isn't a problem, but when you purchase through Amazon and you're in Australia, it's too much of an effort to squawk about the book not matching the expectations. I'm now going to contribute some comments about another Wiley publication ("Business Statistics: A Self teaching Guide"), where I'll continue my theme of books not living up to the hype.
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