OD Choice
Collins, J. & Hansen, M. (2011). Great by Choice. New York: Harper
There number of theories, many of them mutually exclusive or in direct opposition to each other, that attempt to explain how or why some organizations are successful while others fail, and what organizational leaders can do in an attempt to achieve higher levels of success. As compelling as many of these theories are, they are usually presented in dry and often obtuse academic papers or hardbound tomes that do not readily yield up practical advice and that often seemed to be based as much on conjecture as actual evidence. A book like Jim Collins and Morten Hansen's Great by Choice is a rarity, in not only providing direct evidence of all of the claims made and the mechanisms that an analysis of many modern corporations suggests exist, but in yielding directly relevant and practical advice and in providing a compelling series of narratives based on the research and supporting the conclusions.
The authors develop a number of theories and specific mechanisms by which certain organizations are successful or achieve greater success while others flounder or fail. Disciplined leadership combined with ambitious goal-setting, innovation supported by careful research and analysis,...
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