In Search of Excellence
Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies
Published on 20. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-06-054878-0 (ISBN)
Description
The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table.
Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful.
Joining the HarperBusiness Essentials series, this phenomenal bestseller features a new Authors' Note, and reintroduces these vital principles in an accessible and practical way for today's management reader.
Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful.
Joining the HarperBusiness Essentials series, this phenomenal bestseller features a new Authors' Note, and reintroduces these vital principles in an accessible and practical way for today's management reader.
Reviews / Votes
"One of those rare books on management that are both consistently thought-provoking and fun to read." -- Wall Street JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-054878-0 (9780060548780)
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E-Book
11/2012
HarperCollins
€10.99
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Persons
Thomas J. Peters, "uber-guru of business" (Fortune and The Economist), is the author of many international bestsellers, including A Passion for Excellence and Thriving on Chaos. Peters, "the father of the post-modern corporation" (Los Angeles Times), is the chairman of Tom Peters Company and lives in Vermont.
Robert H. Waterman, Jr. is the bestselling author of The Renewal Factor, Adhocracy, and What America Does Right, and the director of The Waterman Group, Inc.
Robert H. Waterman, Jr. is the bestselling author of The Renewal Factor, Adhocracy, and What America Does Right, and the director of The Waterman Group, Inc.