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... firms don't believe in excel- lence - only in constant improvement and constant change . " That is , excellent firms of tomorrow will cherish impermanence — and thrive on chaos . THE ACCELERATING AMERICAN DECLINE You need not look far ...
... firms don't believe in excel- lence - only in constant improvement and constant change . " That is , excellent firms of tomorrow will cherish impermanence — and thrive on chaos . THE ACCELERATING AMERICAN DECLINE You need not look far ...
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... firms , a clear indicator of strategic intent , change with them . In rapid succession , U.S. Steel became USX , Ameri- can Can became Primerica , and United Airlines became Allegis for a while . General Electric has been a bit more coy ...
... firms , a clear indicator of strategic intent , change with them . In rapid succession , U.S. Steel became USX , Ameri- can Can became Primerica , and United Airlines became Allegis for a while . General Electric has been a bit more coy ...
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Handbook for a Management Revolution Tom Peters. ing " of firms ; tasks routinely done inside most firms , from watering the plants in the lobby to manufacturing subcomponents , are now subcon- tracted to outsiders small and large ...
Handbook for a Management Revolution Tom Peters. ing " of firms ; tasks routinely done inside most firms , from watering the plants in the lobby to manufacturing subcomponents , are now subcon- tracted to outsiders small and large ...
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... firms ( often following a hostile takeover or a leveraged buy - out , two of a vast number of new financing schemes speeding the pace of corporate overhaul ) or down- sized , newly autonomous units within big firms . Technology's ...
... firms ( often following a hostile takeover or a leveraged buy - out , two of a vast number of new financing schemes speeding the pace of corporate overhaul ) or down- sized , newly autonomous units within big firms . Technology's ...
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... firms in twenty industries . In no case was owning more than one plant a major advan- tage ! More recently , Frederic Scherer studied the fate of fifteen former subsidiaries of conglomerates that had been sold to their former manag- ers ...
... firms in twenty industries . In no case was owning more than one plant a major advan- tage ! More recently , Frederic Scherer studied the fate of fifteen former subsidiaries of conglomerates that had been sold to their former manag- ers ...
Contents
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 339 |
Involve Everyone in Everything | 341 |
A New View of Leadership at All Levels | 467 |
Building Systems for a World Turned Upside Down | 579 |
Measure Whats Important | 581 |
Strategic Planning | 609 |
Set Conservative Goals | 619 |
Demand Total Integrity | 627 |
Second Thoughts | 635 |
Appendix | 655 |
Acknowledgments | 667 |
Notes | 671 |
Index | 685 |
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