Growing Pains : Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078794694X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From start-up enterprise to mature corporation, this latest edition of the best-selling original explores the seven predictable stages of organizational growth. Click hereM to read the introduction to this important book.. It also identifies what must be accomplished in each stage to ensure continued development and provides practical guidance for implementing management systems. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent business developments, it contains all-new chapters on strategic planning and structure, along with many new company success stories including those of Starbucks, Jamba Juice, PacifiCare, and American Century Investors
A Must Read This book is a must read for anyone in business. For the entrepreneur, it can be used as a guide. For the more experienced business person, it can be used as a dose of reality. Having just completed my MBA and writing my thesis on this very topic, I only wish I had read this book 6 months earlier.The authors provide an. Textbookish but useful Ashok Korwar This is a book about an important topic - the transitions compnies must go through, from the struggle for surival to becoming a large, mature company. It contains a very useful and credible model in the form of a pyramid depicting the 'normal' growth stages of a company, beginning with defining product/market and endin. Azlan Adnan said Easing by understanding the trauma of corporate adolescence. Many entrepreneurs are unprepared for the rigorous organisational demands of rapid growth. As firms mature, the loose, informal management styles that drove them to success become inadequate. Original systems are strained, profits decline, and founders are ousted to make room for more experienced managers.Drawing on th
"whose clear analysis, audit tools and real life case studies make it an invaluable complement to The Essential Guide to Managing a Small Business" (Financial Times, 18 September 2003)