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... instance , although Japanese productivity growth has been several times ours in recent years , we still hold an absolute productivity advantage over the Japanese . In absolute terms they are far ahead of us in targeted industries ...
... instance , although Japanese productivity growth has been several times ours in recent years , we still hold an absolute productivity advantage over the Japanese . In absolute terms they are far ahead of us in targeted industries ...
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... instance , business strategist Michael Porter , of the Harvard Business School , recently concluded a study of merger behavior among thirty- three big U.S. firms from 1950 through 1980. As a group , they subse- quently unloaded 53 ...
... instance , business strategist Michael Porter , of the Harvard Business School , recently concluded a study of merger behavior among thirty- three big U.S. firms from 1950 through 1980. As a group , they subse- quently unloaded 53 ...
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... instance , the drive for more product variety is abetted by the technology which can meet such needs , the explosion of international competitors ( producers of both end products and sub- components ) with a piece of the action , and ...
... instance , the drive for more product variety is abetted by the technology which can meet such needs , the explosion of international competitors ( producers of both end products and sub- components ) with a piece of the action , and ...
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... and their bankers , and between the bankers and the govern- ment . For instance , the conservative alliance represented by the all- powerful Ministry of Finance and the more visible Ministry of 17 FACING UP TO THE NEED FOR REVOLUTION /
... and their bankers , and between the bankers and the govern- ment . For instance , the conservative alliance represented by the all- powerful Ministry of Finance and the more visible Ministry of 17 FACING UP TO THE NEED FOR REVOLUTION /
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... instance , in Smaller Is Better : Japan's Mastery of the Miniature , Korean writer O - Young Lee suggests that " Japan , with its tradition of smaller is better . . . its sensitivity to information , is perfectly positioned to take the ...
... instance , in Smaller Is Better : Japan's Mastery of the Miniature , Korean writer O - Young Lee suggests that " Japan , with its tradition of smaller is better . . . its sensitivity to information , is perfectly positioned to take the ...
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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