Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic TurnaroundA 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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So , in fact , we were looking each other in the eye . Abby had my complete support , but others were a tougher sell , both inside and outside the company . Many of the product and geographic units adopted a " this too shall pass ...
So , in fact , we were looking each other in the eye . Abby had my complete support , but others were a tougher sell , both inside and outside the company . Many of the product and geographic units adopted a " this too shall pass ...
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In fact , IBM sold more software in 1993 than did anyone else . Why the misperception ? It was due mainly to the fact that IBM never thought of itself as a software company , did not talk about itself as a software company , did not ...
In fact , IBM sold more software in 1993 than did anyone else . Why the misperception ? It was due mainly to the fact that IBM never thought of itself as a software company , did not talk about itself as a software company , did not ...
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But facts are facts , and they've got to be assembled on a continuous , unbiased basis . Products have to be torn down and examined for cost , features , and functionality . Each element of the income statement and balance sheet has to ...
But facts are facts , and they've got to be assembled on a continuous , unbiased basis . Products have to be torn down and examined for cost , features , and functionality . Each element of the income statement and balance sheet has to ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
PART I GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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| Título | Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Core Series Thorndike Core Thorndike Large Print Nonfiction Thorndike Large Print Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series |
| Autor | Louis V. Gerstner |
| Edición | en letra grande |
| Editor | Thorndike Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0786252553, 9780786252558 |
| N.º de páginas | 527 páginas |
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