How the mighty fall:and why some companies never give in
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Jim Collins Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by HarperCollins Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 222 p.: ill. ; 21 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780977326419 (hc.) 0977326411 (hc.) |
Index Number: | F271 |
CLC: | F271.4 |
Call Number: | F271.4/C712 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-211) and index. The silent creep of impending doom -- Five stages of decline -- Stage 1: Hubris born of success -- Stage 2: Undisciplined pursuit of more -- Stage 3: Denial of risk and peril -- Stage 4: Grasping for salvation -- Stage 5: Capitulation to irrelevance or death -- Well-founded hope. Discusses signs pointing toward the decline of a business, how far the decline can proceed before failure becomes inevitable, and crucial steps companies can take to reverse course. |