Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management RevolutionThe national bestseller that offers prescriptions for an economic world turned upside down. "Enough inspiration and information to feed American management for years."-- "Industry Week" A "New York Times" bestseller for eleven months."Enough inspiration and information to feed American managers for years." "--Industry Week" "A provocative and worthwhile book, loaded with sound advice on how to manage our institutions in a world in which the old ways do not seem to work." "--Across the Board" |
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Page 119
... Ross Perot's Electronic Data Systems in 1984 for the precise purpose of pursuing a link - up strategy . ) And traditionally arrogant semiconductor manufacturers are turning in the same direction , providing custom chips designed in ...
... Ross Perot's Electronic Data Systems in 1984 for the precise purpose of pursuing a link - up strategy . ) And traditionally arrogant semiconductor manufacturers are turning in the same direction , providing custom chips designed in ...
Page 160
... Ross Perot puts it : " We resort too often to the unhelpful practice of trying to solve a problem with larger doses of capital . Automation can become a narcotic . " In a January 1987 speech to the Detroit Economic Club , he lamented ...
... Ross Perot puts it : " We resort too often to the unhelpful practice of trying to solve a problem with larger doses of capital . Automation can become a narcotic . " In a January 1987 speech to the Detroit Economic Club , he lamented ...
Page 324
... Ross Perot once said that " brains and wits will beat capital spending ten times out of ten " ; he was referring to the production line , not just the laboratory . TRW policy analyst Pat Choate estimated in 1986 that " The federal ...
... Ross Perot once said that " brains and wits will beat capital spending ten times out of ten " ; he was referring to the production line , not just the laboratory . TRW policy analyst Pat Choate estimated in 1986 that " The federal ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
A New View of Leadership | 387 |
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