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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... competitors , achieved through factory- and cus- tomer - driven actions , are the key to Japan's success : Kaisha respond and rarely leave an initiative by competitors unmet . The response is often very fast and , in the case of ...
... competitors , achieved through factory- and cus- tomer - driven actions , are the key to Japan's success : Kaisha respond and rarely leave an initiative by competitors unmet . The response is often very fast and , in the case of ...
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... COMPETITORS Americans , in semiconductors and retailing alike , are generally terrible at analyzing their competitors , especially in comparison with our competitor- obsessed Japanese rivals . We don't do enough of it , and if we do do ...
... COMPETITORS Americans , in semiconductors and retailing alike , are generally terrible at analyzing their competitors , especially in comparison with our competitor- obsessed Japanese rivals . We don't do enough of it , and if we do do ...
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... competitors ' - updated weekly ; it is a good first step toward getting the competitors " in the air . " ( Once again , beware of new incursions . Gross share data is less important than share by segment . A loss of one - quarter share ...
... competitors ' - updated weekly ; it is a good first step toward getting the competitors " in the air . " ( Once again , beware of new incursions . Gross share data is less important than share by segment . A loss of one - quarter share ...
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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