SUMMARY

Charles Handy- born in 1932, now is regarded by many as the advanced management thinker in the world. He is an author/philosopher specialising in organisational behaviour. His one of his work was - "Motivation Calculus" which surpassed recent modern thinking about purpose of work, business etc.

After studies, which he graduated in Oxford, he worked for Shell International. During this time he became a protege of Warren Bennis ,the organisational and leadership guru.

His first book "Understanding Organisations" was well regarded for society. In one of his books he used a metaphor of the Greek Gods to explain different organizational cultures, f.ex- Zeus-power, Dionysus-individualism etc. The title of this book is "Gods Of Management", which was published in 1978.

Charles Handy is one of few person who seems to be able to predict trends and changes on a global and fundamental scale, he also identified that 'careers for life' were destined to become a thing of the past.

He has written many books, which became very popular in the world. He wasn't the type of person who relied on theories and diagrams