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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... 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 ...
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... Ross Perot , founder , Electronic Data Systems ; former board member , GM The formula implied by the above - test it now , at least some piece of it , in the real world - has always been a key to success . Now it's much more . It's ...
... Ross Perot , founder , Electronic Data Systems ; former board member , GM The formula implied by the above - test it now , at least some piece of it , in the real world - has always been a key to success . Now it's much more . It's ...
Page 535
... [ Ross ] Perot claims he operated " : Rowan , p . 9 . " He drives a compact Oldsmobile " : Brett Duval Fromson , " A Hero in the Rust Belt , " Fortune , January 5 , 1987 , p . 103 . page 379 " How much of a head slap " 535 NOTES /
... [ Ross ] Perot claims he operated " : Rowan , p . 9 . " He drives a compact Oldsmobile " : Brett Duval Fromson , " A Hero in the Rust Belt , " Fortune , January 5 , 1987 , p . 103 . page 379 " How much of a head slap " 535 NOTES /
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Creating Total Customer Responsiveness | 47 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
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