Main Title |
In search of excellence : lessons from America's best-run companies / |
Author |
Peters, Thomas J.,
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Harper & Row |
Year Published |
1982 |
OCLC Number |
08493620 |
ISBN |
0060150424; 9780060150426; 0446385077; 9780446385077; 0063120534; 9780063120532; 0006384021; 9780006384021 |
Subjects |
Industrial management--United States ;
Leadership ;
Organization ;
Organization and Administration ;
Gestion d'entreprises ;
Etats-Unis d'Amérique ;
Industrièele bedrijven ;
Gestion d'entreprise--âEtats-Unis ;
Succès dans les affaires--âEtats-Unis ;
Organizational sociology ;
Industries--United States ;
Industry--United States
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Additional Subjects |
Industrial management--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELCM |
HD70.U5P424 1982b |
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NVFEL Library/Ann Arbor, MI |
12/01/1989 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
xxvi, 360 pages ; 22 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
pt. I. The saving remnant. Successful American companies -- pt. II. Toward new theory. The rational model -- Man waiting for motivation -- pt. III. Back to basics. Managing ambiguity and paradox -- A bias for action -- Close to the customer -- Autonomy and entrepreneurship -- Productivity through people -- Hands-on, value-driven -- Stick to the knitting -- Simple form, lean staff -- Simultaneous loose-tight properties. Discusses eight basic practices characteristic of successfully managed companies. |