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Why Managers Still Matter

September 16, 2014 | Nicolai J. Foss, Peter G. Klein | Leadership

The role of managers needs to be redefined in today's knowledge-based economy. Managerial authority remains essential in situations where decisions are time-sensitive, knowledge is concentrated and several decisions need to be coordinated. As well, an important task for today's managers is to define the organizational goals and principles that they want employees to pursue. “From our perspective, the view that executive authority is increasingly passÌ© is wrong,” write the authors.

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