Surviving transformation : lessons from GM's surprising turnaround /

"How did a major corporation manage to turn itself around while Wall Street and others continued to predict its slow death? The answer may surprise you, and it provides a model for corporate transformation for any company or government agency operating in a world of accelerating change. The com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barabba, Vincent P., 1934- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / C.K. Prahalad
  • Setting the Scene
  • Applying the Right Business Design
  • Creating an Extended Customer Relationship Business
  • Creating the Business You Want
  • Transparency and a Dialogue with the Customer
  • Finding the Right Mix of Business Designs
  • Listening, Learning, and Leading
  • Solving the Right Problem the Right Way
  • Solving a Messy Problem: Changing the Way a Product Portfolio Is Developed
  • Solving a Divergent-Views Problem: Developing the Right Pickup Truck Portfolio and Getting the Right Engine in the Camaro and Firebird
  • Solving a Complex Problem: Averting Unintended Consequences
  • Applying What You Have Learned: Restoring an Existing Brand and Establishing a New One
  • Marketing as a State of Mind
  • Understanding the System in Which the Enterprise System Operates
  • Challenging Our Critical Assumptions
  • Leveraging Knowledge Across the Enterprise
  • Combining Imagination and Market Knowledge
  • Creating the Right Business Design in the Face of Uncertainty
  • Starting with Your Destination.