I'm an old fann of Mats Alvesson, so I was excited to read this book. As usual, he did not disappoint. This book tells you why there's such a thing as corporate stupidity, even though corporations consistently hire people with advanced degrees and high IQs. How and in what ways does this happen? Alvesson describes the social processes whereby we end up making the same mistakes over and over again. It's well read alongside anything by Chris Argyris, who also provides insight into how individuals make these mistakes. Alvesson's work is more sociological in nature, and shows how group dynamics develop, grow, and perpetuate collective stupidity. Sad read, but worth it. The only complaint I had was the "what to do about it" section. Alvesson, like a lot of academics, doesn't know much about the corporate timescape. Yes, absolutely have post-mortems, but in today's 24/7 world, who has time? He should identify time as one of the real enemies (he doesn't seem to know that it is).