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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... percent in 1993 . By 1994 , it had grown 41 percent , in 1995 it had grown 60 percent , followed by 47 per- cent in 1996 , 29 percent in 1997 , 63 percent in 1998 , 6 percent in 1999 , 25 percent in 2000 , and 34 percent in 2001. This ...
... percent in 1993 . By 1994 , it had grown 41 percent , in 1995 it had grown 60 percent , followed by 47 per- cent in 1996 , 29 percent in 1997 , 63 percent in 1998 , 6 percent in 1999 , 25 percent in 2000 , and 34 percent in 2001. This ...
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... percent . The gross profit margin had fallen more than 10 points to 39.5 percent from 50 percent . The company's loss before taxes was $ 400 million . In the first quarter of the previous year , IBM had had a pretax profit of close to ...
... percent . The gross profit margin had fallen more than 10 points to 39.5 percent from 50 percent . The company's loss before taxes was $ 400 million . In the first quarter of the previous year , IBM had had a pretax profit of close to ...
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... percent from 1965 to 1985. Gross profit margins were amazing consistently around 60 percent . Market share exceeded an astounding 30 percent , which eventually invited antitrust scrutiny . How the Culture Evolved This decades - long run ...
... percent from 1965 to 1985. Gross profit margins were amazing consistently around 60 percent . Market share exceeded an astounding 30 percent , which eventually invited antitrust scrutiny . How the Culture Evolved This decades - long run ...
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Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
GRABBING HOLD | 21 |
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