In Search of Excellence
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
In Search of Excellence
| Full title | In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Peters & Robert H. Waterman Jr. |
| Published | 1982 |
| Pages | 360 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The book that created the modern business-bestseller genre: eight attributes drawn from forty-three companies McKinsey rated excellent — several of which were in trouble within five years, which is the critique The Halo Effect builds on. |
Where I heard about it
- My own bookshelf — a book I own but haven’t read: the literal anti-library case, bought and shelved rather than recommended.
Connections
- Books To Read — the Apple Note this shelf transcription came from.
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