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What Really Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success

by William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, Bruce Roberson
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Overview

Based on a groundbreaking study, analysing data on 200 management practices gathered over a 10 year period. Reveals the effectiveness of the 4+2 practices (4 primary and 2 of 4 possible secondary) practices that really matter –– the ones that, if followed rigorously, ensure sustained business success. With a new introduction by the authors.

With hundreds of well–known management practices and prescriptions promoted by consultants and available to business, which are really effective and contribute to the growth and continued success of a company? Which do little or nothing? Based on the "Evergreen Project," a massive, 5 year study involving the business school faculties of ten universities, the authors set out to find the management practices that truly promote long–term growth and success. Their findings will revolutionize the art and practice of business management.The book shows that there are essentially six management practices that all successful companies must master simultaneously. They range from focusing on a strategy of growth to maintaining the depth and quality of human talent in the organization.

Synopsis

Based on a groundbreaking study, analysing data on 200 management practices gathered over a 10 year period. Reveals the effectiveness of the 4+2 practices (4 primary and 2 of 4 possible secondary) practices that really matter –– the ones that, if followed rigorously, ensure sustained business success. With a new introduction by the authors.

With hundreds of well–known management practices and prescriptions promoted by consultants and available to business, which are really effective and contribute to the growth and continued success of a company? Which do little or nothing? Based on the "Evergreen Project," a massive, 5 year study involving the business school faculties of ten universities, the authors set out to find the management practices that truly promote long–term growth and success. Their findings will revolutionize the art and practice of business management.The book shows that there are essentially six management practices that all successful companies must master simultaneously. They range from focusing on a strategy of growth to maintaining the depth and quality of human talent in the organization.

Harvard Business Review

“Forget the fads. Here are eight big, basic, proven building blocks of long-term company success.”

About the Author, William Joyce

William Joyce is professor of strategy and organization theory at the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

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Harvard Business Review

"Forget the fads. Here are eight big, basic, proven building blocks of long-term company success."

Harvard Business Review

“Forget the fads. Here are eight big, basic, proven building blocks of long-term company success.”

Book Details

Published
November 1, 2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780060513009

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