THOMAS J. PETERS AND ROBERT H. WATERMAN JR. - In Search of Excellence. Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

New York USA, Harper & Row Publishers, 1982. First Edition, Binding: Cloth & Boards, Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0060150424 Hardback What is the secret to successful business management? Why does one corporation do extraordinarily well, while another, similar company wallows in mediocrity? Does the key lie in the use of sophisticated equipment, state-of-the-art technology, or meticulous, long-range planning and strategy? What can we learn from our own best-managed companies, in these times when we seem transfixed with Janapese success? The authors launched a study of management techniques in an attempt to answer some of these questions, and in this book provides some surprisingly simple, straightforward answers. This book challenges the domination of "rationalism" but doesn't advocate exclusive devotion to "the human relations model" of management - the answer is found somewhere in between. Very slight shelf wear and tiny tear to edge of D/J.