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Built to last : successful habits of visionary companies / James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras.

by Collins, James C. (James Charles), 1958-

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HarperBusiness Essentials, c2002.

Success in business -- United States.

Industrial management -- United States.

Entrepreneurship -- United States.

9780060516406 (pbk.)

xxiv, 342 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The best of the best -- Clock building, not time telling -- -- Interlude: No "Tyranny of the OR" -- More than profits -- Preserve the core/stimulate progress -- Big hairy audacious goals -- Cult-like cultures -- Try a lot of stuff and keep what works -- Home-grown management -- Good enough never is -- The end of the beginning -- Building the vision.

Presenting new insight into such companies as 3M, Walt Disney, and General Electric, a study on what makes companies successful examines their flexibility, ideology, and strong purpose.

Porras, Jerry I.

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