Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 24, 2004
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors.
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- Who it’s for
- A comparative look at the practices that helped exceptional companies endure across changing stages of growth.
- Themes
- Enduring companies, Organizational practices, Building lasting organizations
- Genres
- Leadership, Starting a Business, Management
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Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations.
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Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed throughout their history?" Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the 21st century and beyond.
Built for Longevity
A comparative look at the practices that helped exceptional companies endure across changing stages of growth.
Come here for
- Contrasts between enduring companies and their top competitors
- A practical framework for managers and entrepreneurs
Expect
- Hundreds of specific examples
- A long view, from startup beginnings to large corporations
Where it sits
| Starting a Business | 64% |
|---|---|
| Leadership | 62% |
| Management | 47% |
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Publisher categories
- Corporate Finance
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Business Development
- Starting a Business
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- Finance
- Management
- Management Science
- Marketing
- Authors
- Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 24, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Enduring companies · Organizational practices · Building lasting organizations
- Reading lane
- Corporate Finance