The living company / Arie de Geus ; foreword by Peter M. Senge.
The living company / Arie de Geus ; foreword by Peter M. Senge.
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Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c1997.
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N658/396
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Peter M. Senge -- Prologue: The Lifespan of a Company -- 1. The Shift from Capitalism to a Knowledge Society -- 2. The Memory of the Future -- 3. Tools for Foresight -- 4. Decision Making as a Learning Activity -- 5. Only Living Beings Learn -- 6. Managing for Profit or for Longevity: Is...
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c1997.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
With nearly 40 years of experience at Royal Dutch/Shell, where he was involved firsthand with implementing the renowned scenario planning technique, de Geus describes how he came to explore and understand the special qualities of living companies. Among a wide array of important factors, long-lived companies have four essential traits in common. At...
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The living company / Arie de Geus ; foreword by Peter M. Senge.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-208) and index.
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c1997.
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N658/396
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74VvDW4Mpp8b
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ISBN
087584782X (alk. paper)
DDC
658
MMS ID
991004984409702626
