{"product_id":"0887308813","title":"Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook: A Machiavellian Manifesto―Illustrated with Comic Strips for Bosses and Cubicle Dwellers","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eBehind the closed doors of corporate management lurks a manifesto so devious, so insidious, and of such diabolic power, it has the ability to transform normal human beings into paradigm–spewing zombies. Its purpose: to help bosses stick it to their employees. Its author: none other than Dogbert, the canine corporate consultant out to rule the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e All too often, new managers make mistakes such as rewarding good work with good pay, communicating clearly and improving departmental efficiency. 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