The Alchemy of Growth: Practical Insights for Building the Enduring Enterprise

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AuthorColey, Steve,Baghai, Mehrdad,Coley, Stephen,White, David
PublisherBasic Books
Bindingpaperback
PublishedJune 30, 2000
EditionIllustrated
LanguageEnglish
Pages272
ISBN-100738203092
ISBN-139780738203096
Weight0.85 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L
0.6 in × 5.9 in × 9.0 in

The Alchemy of Growth: Practical Insights for Building the Enduring Enterprise

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from Experts At Mckinsey & Company’s World-renowned Growth Practice Comes A Highly Practical, Field-tested Approach To Initiating And Sustaining Growth In Companies Of All Sizes. library Journal this Slender Volume Is The Latest In A Growing Number Of Books From Accounting, Management, Or Consulting Giants. Here, The Topic Is That Most Elusive Of Business Concepts, Growth. Coauthors Baghai, Stephen Coley, And David White Are Partners At The Renowned Consulting Firm Of Mckinsey & Company, Specializing In Growth Strategies. They Feel...

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from Experts At Mckinsey & Company’s World-renowned Growth Practice Comes A Highly Practical, Field-tested Approach To Initiating And Sustaining Growth In Companies Of All Sizes.

library Journal

this Slender Volume Is The Latest In A Growing Number Of Books From Accounting, Management, Or Consulting Giants. Here, The Topic Is That Most Elusive Of Business Concepts, Growth. Coauthors Baghai, Stephen Coley, And David White Are Partners At The Renowned Consulting Firm Of Mckinsey & Company, Specializing In Growth Strategies. They Feel That The Growth Creation Process Has Three Stages: Maximizing Current Business, Building Emerging Issues, And Developing Viable Options. This Framework Is Used To Examine Successes And Failures While Exploring The Interrelated Issues Of Inertia, Momentum, Business History, Opportunity, Leadership, And Sustained Growth. The Last Third Of The Volume Consists Of Two-page Summaries Of The 30 Companies Used As Successful Examples. The Concepts Are Clear, Logical, And Well Documented With Footnotes, But This Type Of Business Book Will Date Quickly Even If The Underlying Theoretical Framework Is Sound. Public And Undergraduate Libraries Will Find This An Acceptable Though Optional Purchase.--patrick J. Brunet, Western Wisconsin Technical Coll. Lib., Lacrosse Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.


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