Competing in a Flat World Building Enterprises for a Borderless World

Name: Competing in a Flat World Building Enterprises for a Borderless World
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ISBN: 9780132332903

ISBN-10: 0132332906

ISBN-13: 9780132332903

Edition: 2008

Authors: Victor Fung, William Fung, Yoram Wind

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Competing in a Flat Worldisnt just theory: its based on the extraordinary experience of Li and Fung, the worlds largest sourcing company and todays pre-eminent example of a "flat world" business. Together with top Wharton professor, consultant, and author, Jerry Wind, Li and Fung executives Victor and William Fung show how to redesign your business to succeed in this radically new era. This book reveals business secrets that helped Li and Fung grow to $7B in annual revenue with just 7,000 employees, and earned this century-old enterprise a spot on the "Wired 40" right alongside Google. Core to the books benefits is its description and roadmap for the most important organizational skill flat…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wharton School Publishing
Publication date: 9/12/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Preface: Competing Flat Out



The Orchestration Imperative



Focus: Firm and Network



Orchestrate the Network



Compete Network Against Network



Management: Control and Empowerment



Take Responsibility for the Whole Chain (Whether You Own It or Not)



Empower ??A???a??????Little John Waynes??A???a????AY to Create a Big-Small Company



Establish the Three-Year Stretch to Balance Stability and Renewal



Build the Company Around the Customer



Follow the 30/70 Rule to Create Loose-Tight Organizations



Value Creation: Specialization and Integration



Capture the ??A???a??????Soft $3??A???a????AY by Looking Beyond the Factory



Sell to the Source by Bridging Marketing and Operations



Implications for Policy and Practice



Policy: Building a Borderless Business in a World of Nation-States



Practice: A Lever to Move the World


Conclusion: Are You Ready to Compete Flat Out?


Appendix: About Li & Fung


Notes


Index