What really works : the 4+2 formula for sustained business success / William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, William F.

Contributor:

Nohria, Nitin, 1962-

Roberson, Bruce.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Success in business.

Strategic planning.

Executive ability.

Organizational effectiveness.

Corporate culture.

Leadership.

Management.

Physical Description:

xiii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperBusiness, 2003.

Summary:

With hundreds of well-known management practices and prescriptions promoted by consultants and available to businesses, which are really effective and contribute to the growth and continued success of a company? Which do little or nothing? In their groundbreaking new book, What Really Works, William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson put forth findings that will revolutionize the art and practice of management. Based on the Evergreen Project, a massive five-year study in which consultants and business school professors at top universities around the country analyzed ten years of data on 160 companies and more than 200 management practices, the authors discovered that all successful companies simultaneously master six specific management practices.

The 4 + 2 formula divides the practices into four primary practices, all of which must be followed, in the areas of: strategy, execution, culture, organization. and any two of four secondary practices involving: talent of employees, leadership and governance, innovation, mergers and partnerships. The authors also reveal which of the many management nostrums available do not contribute significantly to a company's performance. Their findings on quality programs and information technology, for example, will shock their legions of adherents. In What Really Works, the authors present their stunning findings through lively case studies focusing on companies they've designated Winners, Climbers, Tumblers, or Losers, depending on their performances over the ten-year period studied. What Really Works singles out the areas that are truly important for management to focus on to achieve success. Equally important, it shows readers where not to waste their efforts. With these and other findings revealed, the authors have at last uncovered the real keys to true long-term business success and What Really Works.

Contents:

Part 1 Why 4 + 2?

Chapter 1 4 + 2 Equals Business Success 3

Chapter 2 Meet a Winner 24

Chapter 3 Meet a Loser 42

Part 2 The 4 in 4 + 2: Primary Practices

Chapter 4 Make Your Strategy Clear and Focused 69

Chapter 5 Execute Flawlessly 106

Chapter 6 Build a Performance-Based Culture 132

Chapter 7 Make Your Organization Fast and Flat 156

Part 3 The 2 in 4 + 2: Secondary Practices

Chapter 8 Make Talent Stick Around and Develop More 181

Chapter 9 Make Your Leaders Committed to Your Business 200

Chapter 10 Make Industry-Transforming Innovations 219

Chapter 11 Make Growth Happen with Mergers and Partnerships 235

Chapter 12 Excel at Six Management Practices at Once 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-295) and index.

ISBN:

0060512784

OCLC:

51655548