| Main Title |
The starfish and the spider : the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations / |
| Author |
Brafman, Ori,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Portfolio ; Turnaround [distributor], |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
166627350 |
| ISBN |
9781591841838; 1591841836 |
| Subjects |
Decentralization in management ;
Organizational behavior ;
Success in business ;
Society
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
HD50.B73 2007 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/18/2016 |
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| Edition |
Paperback edition. |
| Collation |
vii, 232 pages ; 22 cm |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2006. Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
If you cut off a spiders head, it dies; if you cut off a starfish's leg it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are like spiders, but now starfish organizations are changing the face of business and the world. What's the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia, craigslist, and Skype? What do eBay and General Electric have in common with the abolitionist and women's rights movements? What fundamental choice put General Motors and Toyota on vastly different paths? Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom have discovered some unexpected answers, gripping stories, and a tapestry of unlikely connections. "The Starfish and the Spider" explores what happens when starfish take on spiders and reveals how established companies and institutions, from IBM to Intuit to the U.S. government, are also learning how to incorporate starfish principles to achieve success MGM's mistake and the Apache mystery -- The spider, the starfish, and the president of the Internet -- A sea of starfish -- Standing on five legs -- The hidden power of the catalyst -- Taking on decentralization -- The combo special : the hybrid organization -- In search of the sweet spot -- The new world. |
| Place Published |
New York London |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2007 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2006046262 |
| Merged OCLC records |
144228414; 962878769 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20161111073227 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03098cam 2200505Ia 45010 |
