The New Individualists: The Generation After the Organization Man

by Paul Leinberger, Bruce Tucker

Offers the findings of hundreds of interviews which demonstrate how a new American character is emerging that will be able to deal successfully with a global economy

454 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Carol Mann Agency]

From Library Journal

Leinberger and Tucker present an extensive analysis based upon seven years of interview research with some of the original "organization men" described in William Whyte Jr.'s classic The Organization Man ( LJ 11/1/56) and their adult children. They describe the shift in commitment from a generation whose careers meant devotion to one company to a generation that rejects such blind loyalty and seeks to find their own place. The authors contrast the men of the 1950s who rode upward economic trends in their corporations and defined new cultural values and living patterns with their adult children of the 1980s who grew up in relative affluence but felt little connection to the temporary communities in which they lived. While this title is quite different from Amanda Bennett's The Death of the Organization Man ( LJ 2/1/90), it is similar in defining the new reality of individuals managing their careers across organizations. A valuable, well-written work that is highly recommended for all types of collections.

- Jane M. Kathman, Coll. of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn.
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