Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic TurnaroundThorndike Press, 2003 - 527 páginas A New York Times BestsellerIn 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the company was on its way to extinction, a victim of its lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era it had helped invent. Then Lou Gerstner was brought in. Now he offers a blow-by-blow account of IBM's competitive and cultural transformation -- the first-hand story of an extraordinary turnaround. |
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... building ( it is now the headquarters of MasterCard International ) , I walked up to the front door and it was locked . A card reader was next to the door , but I had not yet been issued a badge by IBM security . There I was , the new ...
... building ( it is now the headquarters of MasterCard International ) , I walked up to the front door and it was locked . A card reader was next to the door , but I had not yet been issued a badge by IBM security . There I was , the new ...
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... buildings that had been built by IBM in its heyday in the 1970s and 1980s . You couldn't walk into a major city in ... building in Atlanta . We hired outside providers and cut full - time staff to 42. Around our corporate headquarters ...
... buildings that had been built by IBM in its heyday in the 1970s and 1980s . You couldn't walk into a major city in ... building in Atlanta . We hired outside providers and cut full - time staff to 42. Around our corporate headquarters ...
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... building arks . I believe effective execution is built on three attributes of an institution : world - class ... build processes that allow them outperform their competitors vis - à - vis these success factors . Think about great com ...
... building arks . I believe effective execution is built on three attributes of an institution : world - class ... build processes that allow them outperform their competitors vis - à - vis these success factors . Think about great com ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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