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 125
... firm , is headquartered there . Though not a giant by Du Pont / Dow standards , it has been doing business offshore since 1946 , when an unplanned layover in Puerto Rico started the senior Mr. Buckman down that path . The midsized firm ...
... firm , is headquartered there . Though not a giant by Du Pont / Dow standards , it has been doing business offshore since 1946 , when an unplanned layover in Puerto Rico started the senior Mr. Buckman down that path . The midsized firm ...
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... firm . Substantial analytic evidence supports the importance of uniqueness in the marketplace . Strategy expert Michael Porter of Harvard contends that there are only three successful generic strategies : ( 1 ) " overall cost leadership ...
... firm . Substantial analytic evidence supports the importance of uniqueness in the marketplace . Strategy expert Michael Porter of Harvard contends that there are only three successful generic strategies : ( 1 ) " overall cost leadership ...
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... firm's reputation will be set back immeasurably , perhaps irreparably if it is a small firm . Thus , there is a second form of conservatism - ensuring that growth at any cost and opportunity at any cost does not become the company's ...
... firm's reputation will be set back immeasurably , perhaps irreparably if it is a small firm . Thus , there is a second form of conservatism - ensuring that growth at any cost and opportunity at any cost does not become the company's ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Creating Total Customer Responsiveness | 47 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
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