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How the mighty fall : and why some companies never give in / James C. 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.

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.

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