In Search of Excellence. Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr.

ISBN 10: 0060150424 / ISBN 13: 9780060150426

Published by Harper & Row Publishers, New York USA, 1982

About this Item

What is the secret to successful business management? Why does one corporation do extraordinarily well, while another, similar company wallows in mediocrity? Does the key lie in the use of sophisticated equipment, state-of-the-art technology, or meticulous, long-range planning and strategy? What can we learn from our own best-managed companies, in these times when we seem transfixed with Janapese success? The authors launched a study of management techniques in an attempt to answer some of these questions, and in this book provides some surprisingly simple, straightforward answers. This book challenges the domination of "rationalism" but doesn't advocate exclusive devotion to "the human relations model" of management - the answer is found somewhere in between. Very slight shelf wear and tiny tear to edge of D/J. Seller Inventory # 019493

Bibliographic Details

Title: In Search of Excellence. Lessons from ...

Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers, New York USA

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Cloth & Boards

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Provides an incisive look at the successful management techniques of IBM, Texas Instruments, 3M, and other profitable American businesses

Review:

'One of those rare books on management.' Wall Street Journal'Required reading.' International Management Magazine'The bestseller that is wowing them in American boardrooms. 'The Economist'Receiving serious attention in business schools and corporate boardrooms.' Washington Post