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The Living Company Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

by Arie De Geus

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With a light touch and an interesting variety of examples, de Geus employs biological metaphors in order to analyze corporate management.

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Most companies do not survive the upheavals of change and competition over the long haul. But there are a few remarkable firms that have withstood the test of several centuries. What hidden lessons do they hold for the rest of us? Arie de Geus, the man who introduced the revolutionary concept of the learning organization, reveals the key to managing for a long and prosperous organizational life. The Living Company speaks not just to aspiring leaders, but to anyone trying to adapt to a turbulent business environment. Only those steeped in the habits of a living company will survive. 'This profound and uplifting book is for the leaders in all of us. Arie de Geus challenges most of the conventional wisdom in management thinking today' - Dr. James F. Moore, author of "The Death of Competition".'Arie de Geus gives leaders of the future an indispensable guidebook in which commitment to values, people, learning, and innovation defines the living company. It's in my book bag' - Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Drucker Foundation.

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IN THE WORLD OF INSTITUTIONS, COMMERCIAL CORPORATIONS are newcomers.

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  • Title The Living Company
  • Author Arie De Geus
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harvard Business Review Press
  • Publication date 2002-06-01
  • ISBN 9781578518203 / 1578518202
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.18 x 0.65 in (23.57 x 15.70 x 1.65 cm)
  • Category Business / Economics / Finance
  • Library of Congress subjects Industrial management, Corporations
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96048384
  • Dewey Decimal Code 658

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Arie de Geus worked for Royal Dutch/Shell for thirty-eight years and is widely credited with originating the concept of the learning organization. Since his retirement, he has advised many government and private institutions and has lectured throughout the world.

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