Research Catalog

Title

Mean business : how I save bad companies and make good companies great / Albert J. Dunlap with Bob Andelman.

Author

Dunlap, Albert J. (Albert John), 1937-2019.

Publication

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.

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Additional Authors

Andelman, Bob.

Description

xiii, 319 pages; 22 cm

Summary

Al Dunlap, who transformed the once-ailing Scott Paper into a Wall Street success story, shares has battle-tested strategies for revitalizing sluggish companies in Mean Business. Here is the inside story of Dunlap's quest to make Scott once again a world-class competitor. Along the way, Dunlap provides invaluable, must-read lessons for everyone struggling to meet the tough, competitive challenges of today's business world.

Subjects

• Corporate turnarounds
• Corporate turnarounds > United States > Case studies

Note

• "A Fireside book."
• Includes index.

Contents

Why Did I Call This Book Mean Business? -- Pt. I. Saving a Fallen Giant. 1. Paper Thin: A Microcosm of Bad Business. 2. Shock Therapy -- Pt. II. Four Simple Rules. 3. Rule 1: Get the Right Management Team. 4. Rule 2: Pinch Pennies. 5. Rule 3: Know What Business You're In. 6. Rule 4: Get a Real Strategy -- Pt. III. Who I Am and Where I Come From. 7. "A Nothing Kid from Hoboken" 8. Rambo in Pinstripes (aka "Chainsaw Al") -- Pt. IV. Dunlapping the Corporation. 9. Look Under "M" for Marketing. 10. Fire All the Consultants. 11. Real Jobs, Real Cuts. 12. The Best Bargain Is an Expensive CEO. 13. Whose Company Is It, Anyhow? 14. Boards of Directors, God Forgive Them. 15. Feed a Company, Starve a Culture. 16. Impressing the Analysts. 17. Now There's a Bright Idea. 18. Fighting Words.

ISBN

0684844060 (pbk.)

OCLC

• ocm37889151
• SCSB-3643036

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries