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On the one hand, its former top strategic planner (now a line executive vice-
president) is quoted by Business Week in early 1987 as saying that nine out often
acquisitions "are a waste of time and a destruction of shareholders' value." Then
the ...
On the one hand, its former top strategic planner (now a line executive vice-
president) is quoted by Business Week in early 1987 as saying that nine out often
acquisitions "are a waste of time and a destruction of shareholders' value." Then
the ...
Page 10
Litton of the future is essentially in place, says [its chief executive officer]. "Now
our job for the next several years is to make what we have perform." But one
wonders: Will Litton have to restructure again in a few years? Or will
management ...
Litton of the future is essentially in place, says [its chief executive officer]. "Now
our job for the next several years is to make what we have perform." But one
wonders: Will Litton have to restructure again in a few years? Or will
management ...
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... interest and principle payments It is because this scenario is now average —
for every banker, health care administrator, public utility executive, and soup
maker, let alone computer maker — that our organizations all require major
surgery.
... interest and principle payments It is because this scenario is now average —
for every banker, health care administrator, public utility executive, and soup
maker, let alone computer maker — that our organizations all require major
surgery.
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The industry, which grew at a compound annual rate of almost 20 percent from
1970 to 1984, now provides temporary semiconductor workers, trial lawyers, and
even executives. Call Kelly today for that secretary substitute, and they'll ask you
...
The industry, which grew at a compound annual rate of almost 20 percent from
1970 to 1984, now provides temporary semiconductor workers, trial lawyers, and
even executives. Call Kelly today for that secretary substitute, and they'll ask you
...
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The modest effort of my colleagues and myself to focus on application of the
principles for success we had described was spearheaded by a five-day
executive seminar. It is officially called Implementing In Search of Excellence.
The spirit of ...
The modest effort of my colleagues and myself to focus on application of the
principles for success we had described was spearheaded by a five-day
executive seminar. It is officially called Implementing In Search of Excellence.
The spirit of ...
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Contents
| 43 | |
| 57 | |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 339 |
Involve Everyone in Everything | 357 |
ListenCelebrateRecognize | 379 |
Provide Incentive Pay for Everyone | 399 |
SimplifyReduce Structure | 441 |
Eliminate Bureaucratic Rules and Humiliating | 453 |
Building Systems for a World Turned Upside Down | 579 |
Measure Whats Important | 583 |
Revamp the Chief Control Tools | 597 |
Decentralize Information Authority and Strategic Planning | 609 |
Set Conservative Goals | 619 |
Demand Total Integrity | 627 |
Second Thoughts | 635 |
Appendix | 655 |
A New View of Leadership at All Level | 467 |
Pay Attention More Listening | 535 |
Bureaucracy | 554 |
Change | 561 |
Acknowledgments | 667 |
Notes | 671 |
Index | 685 |
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| Title | Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution Volume 7184 of Perennial library |
| Author | Tom Peters |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Harper Collins, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0060971843, 9780060971847 |
| Length | 736 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / General |
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