Paul Osterman

Biography:

Paul Osterman is the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Professor of Human Resources and Management at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. This article is based on his most recent book, The Truth About Middle Managers: Who Are They, How They Work, Why They Matter (Harvard Business School Press, 2009.)

RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

by Issue: November / December 2009

Organizations and social scientists have long seen middle managers as a target for assigning blame, or they have hardly……