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How the mighty fall : and why some companies never give in / Jim Collins.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Jim Collins : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by HarperCollins Publishers, c2009.Description: xiv, 222 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780977326419 (hc.)
  • 0977326411 (hc.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.1/6 22
LOC classification:
  • HG3761 .C65 2009
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection DWB Special Leadership Collection HG 3761 .C65 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA019726 Available AUA019726

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.