Cynical Americans

Donald Lucky Kanter, was a former chairman of the Graduate School of Business Administration at USC and author of a 1990 book on cynicism.

• Introduction: cynicism in American life Part 1: Signs of cynicismThe cynical peopleThe cynical organizationThe cynical societyPart 2: Roots of cynicismThe growth of cynicism in American industryThe failed promise of modern organizationManagerial evangelism and exploitationPart 3: Consequences of cynicismProfiles of today's cynicsCynical attitudes about work, management, and organizationsCynicism versus traditional values about workPart 4: Remedies for cynicismCreating work cultures that counter cynicismRegaining trust and restoring credibilityCommunicating effectively with a cynical work forceEpilogue: A basis for optimismAppendixesA. Composition of survey sampleB. Measures of life attitudesC. Measures of work-related attitudesD. Cynicism in the U.S. populationE. Cynics' profileF. Cynics in the work forceG. Cynics' attitudes toward workH. Predictors of attitudes toward work