| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 183 pages) |
| Contents |
Nature of management failure -- Realities of leadership contribution -- Leadership myths -- Executive compensation: unsound and unjustifiable practice -- Corporate board governance: fiduciary neglect -- Regulatory climate: power of money -- Management club: collusive team-playing and players -- Absence of strategic thinking and outlook -- Slanted management intelligence acquisition -- Lack of marketplace competitive excellence -- Inadequate product and market innovations -- Unhealthy work environment -- Reckless strategic financial behavior -- Concluding remarks and recommendations |
| Summary |
This book explores the contribution of corporate CEOs and their top lieutenants toward business success and failure. By looking at the three most recent economic crises, the S & L crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the recent subprime mortgage disaster, the author explains why and how corporate managers led their organizations toward disasters in the long-run, and explains the recent destructive collaboration within the organization, across the industry, and between business and government |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Industrial management.
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Leadership.
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Business ethics.
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Management & management techniques.
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Financial crises & disasters.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Business and Management.
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Business ethics
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Industrial management
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Leadership
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230109650 |
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0230109659 |
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1349288470 |
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9781349288472 |
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1282910019 |
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9781282910010 |
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9786612910012 |
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6612910011 |
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0230296327 |
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9780230296329 |
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