Living Company

Name: Living Company
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ISBN: 9781578518203

ISBN-10: 1578518202

ISBN-13: 9781578518203

Edition: 2002

Authors: Arie De Geus, Peter M. Senge

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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…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date: 6/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 0.01" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgements


Prologue: The Lifespan of a Company



Learning



The Shift from Capitalism to a Knowledge Society



The Memory of the Future



Tools for Foresight



Decision Making as a Learning Activity Persona (Identity)



Only Living Beings Learn



Managing for Profit or for Longevity: Is there a Choice?



Ecology



Flocking



The Tolerant Company



The Corporate Immune System



Evolution



Conservation in Financing



Power: Nobody Should Have Too Much


Epilogue: The Company of the Future