Management duckspeak

Abstract

Argues that much management terminology is, in George Orwell’s words, “duckspeak”, nonsensical noises which have nothing to do with business issues, and which debase and block out useful thought. Illustrates with examples such as shareholder value management, TQM and benchmarking.

Citation

Glaser, S. (1997), "Management duckspeak", Management Decision, Vol. 35 No. 9, pp. 653-655. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251749710186478