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“What makes this book [Raising the Bar] worth reading is that he’s [Gary Erickson] as honest about his mistakes as his successes.” (Newsweek, October 4, 2004)
“What makes this book [Raising the Bar] worth reading is that he s [Gary Erickson] as honest about his mistakes [...]
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From Publishers Weekly
When President Eisenhower famously warned against the military-industrial complex, he largely meant the Department of Defense–funded programs of the RAND Corporation. Abella (coauthor, Shadow Enemies: Hitler’s Secret Terrorist Plot Against the United States) presents a sometimes dry but thorough account of this think-tank, [...]
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In publications such as BusinessWeek and Fast Company, the media have celebrated Whirlpool’s transformation into a leading-edge innovator and Nancy Tennant Snyder’s role as chief innovation officer. Ten years after this remarkable transformation, Unleashing Innovation tells the inside story of one of the most successful innovation turnarounds in American history. Nancy [...]
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“Heavily footed and studded with graphs and charts, this insider’s view of one of the world’s leading manufacturers is somewhat academic in tone yet has enough anecdotes to make it interesting.” (Library Journal, May 15, 2008)
Extreme Toyota offers the first real, comprehensive inside [...]
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What’s the solution to the world’s growing energy problem? PERFECT POWER
Electric usage is rising. Fuel costs are rocketing. Blackouts are happening more frequently. Why? Because our electrical power system–built on a vast network of resources including nuclear energy, natural gas, water, and coal–has become woefully outdated, increasingly expensive, and dangerously [...]
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Ask consumers and users what names they associate with the multibillion dollar personal computer market, and they will answer IBM, Apple, Tandy, or Lotus. The more knowledgable of them will add the likes of Microsoft, Ashton-Tate, Compaq, and Borland. But no one will say Xerox. Fifteen years after it invented personal computing, Xerox [...]
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The world’s water supply is fast falling prey to corporate desire for the bottom line, the authors argue (Barlow chairs Council of Canadians, a public advocacy group; Clarke is the director of the Polaris Institute of Canada). Indeed, “the human race has taken [...]
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A recent Fortune poll cited General Electric Company as America’s most admired company. Much of the credit went to Jack Welch, GE’s chief executive for the past 17 years. During his tenure, GE’s revenues and profits have grown enormously. Its share price has soared, making GE the [...]
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Social phenomena happen, and the historians follow. So it goes with Google, the latest star shooting through the universe of trend-setting businesses. This company has even entered our popular lexicon: as many note, “Google” has moved beyond noun to verb, becoming an action which most tech-savvy citizens at the turn of [...]
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In his bestselling 1995 call to arms, When Corporations Rule the World, David C. Korten first attempted to raise public consciousness about the potentially disastrous consequences of economic globalization and the expansion of corporate power. Now, in his provocative new work, The Post-Corporate World: Life [...]
