Great Game of Business Unlocking the Power and Profitability of Open-Book Management

Name: Great Game of Business Unlocking the Power and Profitability of Open-Book Management
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ISBN: 9780385475259

ISBN-10: 038547525X

ISBN-13: 9780385475259

Edition: 1994

Authors: Jack Stack, Bo Burlingham

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In the early 1980s, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC) in Springfield, Missouri, was a near bankrupt division of International Harvester. That's when a green young manager, Jack Stack, took over and turned it around. He didn't know how to "manage" a company, but he did know about the principal, of athletic competition and democracy: keeping score, having fun, playing fair, providing choice, and having a voice. With these principals he created his own style of management -- open-book management. The key is to let everyone in on financial decisions. At SRC, everyone learns how to read a P&L -- even those without a high school education know how much the toilet paper…

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List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Jack Stack is the President and CEO of the Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC), an employee-owned company that supplies remanufactured engines to major automotive companies. He lives in Springfield, Missouri.



Introduction to the Paperback Edition


Player's Guide: How to Get a Game Going in Your Organization


Does it Really Work or is it a Bunch of Hype?


The Higher Laws of Business


The Ultimate Higher Law



Why We Teach People How to Make Money



Myths of Management



The Feeling of a Winner



The Big Picture



Open-Book Management



Setting Standards



Skip the Praise--Give Us the Raise



Coming Up with the Game Plan



The Great Huddle



A Company of Owners



The Highest Level of Thinking



The Ultimate Higher Law: A Message to Middle Managers