"Although Ober said he doesn't know of any companies that function on the level suggested by the Athenian model, he points toward Princeton University's Faculty Advisory Committee on Appointments and Advancements as an example of the kind of self-governing function that individuals can have in an organization."
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>
> From the Tigertown e-news
>
> Ancient Athens provides model for contemporary
> workplace
> Classical history scholars may not seem the most
> likely candidates to write a book on the modern
> workplace, yet Princeton Professor Josiah Ober and
> co-author Brook Manville have done just that --
> demonstrating that ancient Athens can serve as a
> model
> for potentially powerful organizational practices.
> http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/03/0519/3a.shtml
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