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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... critical in the retailing industry . It is difficult , if not impossible , to redefine what it takes to be successful in that in- dustry . Dot - com retailers were a good ex- ample of a spectacular failure to understand that you cannot ...
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... critical areas in the company 5. Does the management team walk the talk of aligning with the shareholders ? Do exec- utives own significant amounts of stock ( as opposed to just holding options ) ? Do they return cash to their ...
... critical areas in the company 5. Does the management team walk the talk of aligning with the shareholders ? Do exec- utives own significant amounts of stock ( as opposed to just holding options ) ? Do they return cash to their ...
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Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Louis V. Gerstner. are critical to our success . Beyond those critical qualities , Sam bleeds Blue . And be- cause he does , he understands the char- acter of our company at its soul , the incredible ...
Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Louis V. Gerstner. are critical to our success . Beyond those critical qualities , Sam bleeds Blue . And be- cause he does , he understands the char- acter of our company at its soul , the incredible ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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