The Centerless Corporation: A New Model for Transforming Your Organization for Growth and Prosperity

By Bruce A. Pasternack and Albert J. Viscio

Book Overview

In today's fast-paced global business environment, the conventional model of the corporation and its management principles no longer deliver results. Economic upheaval, changing demographics, and technological revolution have forever altered the requirements for running a business today. Now, in response, The Centerless Corporation presents a radical new corporate model -- designed for your organization's survival, growth, and prosperity. Drawing on groundbreaking research they conducted at Booz - Allen & Hamilton, Bruce A. Pasternack and Albert J. Viscio offer a comprehensive strategy for managing in turbulent times. To deal with increasing complexity, they contend, leaders must abandon their command-and-control mentality and establish a model in which responsibility and accountability are distributed throughout the organization, employees are regarded as valued resources, and knowledge flows freely. Illustrating their ideas with invaluable real-life examples, Pasternack and Viscio explain how to attract and develop leaders, build coherence to unite all parts of an organization, and restructure business units and corporate roles to add value rather than overhead.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684851997
• ISBN13: 9780684851990
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Idea, but can it be applied?

This idea of a centerless corporation is ideal. Progressing to this step will be very difficult. I think all managers in corporations should be required to read and grasp this idea. It will make their job more efficient and less stressful.

Innovative and Informative

This book provided real world solutions to the issues facing the large 21st century corporation. It is clear that the authors have an enormous amount of experience and they share the lessons they have learned in an easy-to-understand manner. I have recommended the book to the chairwoman of my corporation.

Extremely good, but a little repetitive

I enjoy reading "The Centerless Corporation" more than almost any other business book. It provided me with a lot of good applicable ideas based on a visionary perception of the corporate organizations for the next century.

Innovative, clear and provocative

This book provides with very valuable insights for business managers. Based on current examples from the best corporations, the authors build a visionary organizational model for the years to come.

Outstanding ideas that are new and exciting.

Nice change of pace for a business book. I am so used to reading the same ideas churned over and over just coated a little differently each time.I highly recommend this book which has made it up to the Board of Directors of our parent company.