Rejuvenating the Mature Business: The Competitive Challenge

By C. Baden Fuller

Book Overview

Organizations can rejuvenate & seek industry leadership--even when their industry environment is hostile--if their managers reject standard recipes & create innovative new products, services, &, most importantly, strategies. Illustrated by many examples drawn from a wide range of international businesses, this book challenges conventional theories of strategic management & shows how immense progress has been achieved, even with limited resources, by creating entrepreneurial organizations that capture & gain leverage from experimentation, imagination, & skill enhancement at all levels. The authors identify the common features that lead to success, including a commitment to continuous change & improvement; an organizational climate that encourages experimentation & entrepreneurial behavior; & a recognition of the need to invest in knowledge & human capital. Finally, the authors chart four stages to rejuvention: building a top team, simplifying the organization; building new competitive advantages; & leveraging the new benefits.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415135206
• ISBN13: 9780415135207
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Emea
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.5"