Publisher: Orion Business, 1997, 248 pages
ISBN: 0-75281-030-8
Keywords: Strategy
How did shoestring start-ups like Microsoft, Dell, Compaq, and Acer overtake giants such as IBM, Wang, and Digital? What lessons can we learn from the fascinating entrepreneurs who have built exciting and profitable companies in one of the world's most competitive and rapidly changing industries?
In Giant Killers, Geoffrey James presents a unique and instructive portrait of the best management methods of the most innovative leaders in world industry today, including Bill Gates (Microsoft), Stan Shih (Acer), Michael Dell (Dell Computer), Scott McNealy (Sun Microsystems), Eckhard Pfeiffer (Compaq), Lewis Platt (Hewlett-Packard) and Shiv Hadar (HCL).
These high-tech CEOs have discussed and defined new rules for management. They have built organizations in which employees are loyal and wildly productive, while providing aggressive career growth and financial reward. They have developed a management style very different from that of the traditional company, that has enabled their companies to become powerhouses of flexibility and creativity. In this revealing book, James shows managers from all industries how they too can apply these cutting-edge strategies to their companies.
Idol worshipping and qualified bullshitting. Why do I buy trash like this?
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