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“Mercilessly exposes the downside of the cult of measurement and managerialism.”—The Economist
“Muller delivers a riposte to bean counters everywhere with this trenchant study of our fixation with performance metrics.”—Barbara Kiser, Nature
“Highly readable.”—Luke Johnson, Sunday Times
“Many of us have the vague sense that metrics are leading us astray, stripping away context, devaluing subtle human judgment, and rewarding those who know how to play the system. Muller’s book crisply explains where this fashion came from, why it can be so counterproductive and why we don’t learn. It should be required reading for any manager on the verge of making the Vietnam body count mistake all over again.”—Tim Harford, Financial Times

The Tyranny of Metrics

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    A Paperback / softback by Jerry Z. Muller

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 30 April 2019
      ISBN-13 9780691191911
      978-0691191911
      ISBN-10 0691191913
      Also in:
      Business, Finance & Law Econometrics and economic statistics Management and management techniques Political economy

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “Mercilessly exposes the downside of the cult of measurement and managerialism.”—The Economist
      “Muller delivers a riposte to bean counters everywhere with this trenchant study of our fixation with performance metrics.”—Barbara Kiser, Nature
      “Highly readable.”—Luke Johnson, Sunday Times
      “Many of us have the vague sense that metrics are leading us astray, stripping away context, devaluing subtle human judgment, and rewarding those who know how to play the system. Muller’s book crisply explains where this fashion came from, why it can be so counterproductive and why we don’t learn. It should be required reading for any manager on the verge of making the Vietnam body count mistake all over again.”—Tim Harford, Financial Times

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