TY - BOOK AU - Brafman, Ori. TI - The starfish and the spider: the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations SN - 9781591841838 U1 - 302.35BRA PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Portfolio KW - Decentralization in management N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index N2 - Cut off a spider's head, and it dies; cut off a starfish's leg and it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organisations are like spiders, but now starfish organisations are changing the face of business and the world. What's the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia and Skype? What does Ebay have in common with the women's rights movement? The authors have discovered some unexpected answers, gripping stories and a tapestry of unlikely connections ER -