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There is no shortage of books written to explain the success of companies. In Search of Excellence and Good to Great are the best known for using this technique. There are not many books that do the opposite—look at why companies failed.
April 19, 2007
Jagdish Sheth says his journey started as he tried to understand why so many companies that were highlighted in books like In Search of Excellence and Good To Great failed to have continued success. Sheth argues that companies acquire habits that lead to their fall. His latest book is called The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies.
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of The New Language of Business: SOA and Web 2. 0 by Sandy Carter. In this book, Carter shows how, by levering SOA (service-oriented architecture), Web 2.
April 23, 2007
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The new excerpt on our Excerpts blog is from Chapter 11 of The New Language of Business: SOA and Web 2. 0 by Sandy Carter. Carter shows how, by levering SOA (service-oriented architecture), Web 2.
Chris Zook is the head of Bain's Strategy Practice and the author of three books on growth. Michael Porter created the framework for how most think about strategy. Zook's work provide clues on how to improve your chance of success.
April 24, 2007
The Black Swan>>The Wall Street Journal | Shattering the Bell Curve Life isn't fair. Many of the most coveted spoils -- wealth, fame, links on the Web -- are concentrated among the few. If such a distribution doesn't sound like the familiar bell-shaped curve, you're right.
April 25, 2007
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? >>The Wall Street Journal | The Retirement That Roared To borrow a movie phrase from the 1970s -- the anachronism seems strangely appropriate -- Lee Iacocca is mad as hell and he's not gonna take it anymore. He thinks you shouldn't, either.
April 26, 2007
Let me begin with our office setting: If you haven't heard about our work environment (or have yet to stop by and say hi), here's an introduction. The building we have been in for the last 10 years is an old pantyhose and make-up factory warehouse. The space is large, wide-open, and undivided by cube walls.
Damage Control >> Financial Times | Crisis management for a vindictive age [W]hen you have done wrong, repentance is required; when you have been wronged, mount a vigorous defence.
April 28, 2007
(. PDF) >> BusinessWeek Bestseller List - April 2006 Opens as a PDF. (tags: businessbooks lists) Five Minds for the Future and Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain >> BusinessWeek | Brave New Brain "Instead of quaking in our cubicles, however, we should be figuring out how to remodel our brains into the organs most likely to be valued in the brave new world.
May 01, 2007
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