Hidden champions : lessons from 500 of the world's best unknown companies / Hermann Simon.
By: Simon, Hermann.
Material type: BookPublisher: Boston, MA : Harvard Business School Press, c1996Description: ix, 298 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0875846521 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Success in business -- Case studies | Small business -- Management -- Case studiesDDC classification: 338.74Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 338.74 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00091269 | ||
General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 338.74 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070176 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Hidden Champions reveals the strategies & practices of hundreds of low-profile high-performance German companies. How do these companies--small- & mid-sized niche firms like Brita, the world leader in point-of-use water filters--do it? They are all great innovators; many have created their own markets. They have expanded a narrow product focus to meet the needs of customers around the world. They avoid outsourcing, diversification, & strategic alliances, instead creating unmatchable internal competencies. They are extremely close to their customers but have no large marketing departments. They are led by executives who are both authoritarian & participative. Their hallmark is continuity, with almost no employee turnover & an average CEO tenure of 24 years. This groundbreaking & contrarian book lends extraordinary insights into building & defending market leadership. It is a compelling wake-up call for back-to-basics management. "Offers a blueprint that most businesses would be wise to follow."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index.
The hidden champions : who are they? -- The goal -- The market -- The world -- The customer -- Innovation -- The competition -- The partners -- The team -- The leaders -- The lessons.