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The alchemy of growth : practical insights for building the enduring enterprise

Title
The alchemy of growth : practical insights for building the enduring enterprise / Mehrdad Baghai, Stephen Coley, David White.
Author
Baghai, Mehrdad.
Publication
Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, 1999.
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Additional Authors
  • Coley, Stephen.
  • White, David.
Description
xv, 250 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"The Alchemy of Growth cuts through the confusion by drawing lessons from the experiences of thirty of today's greatest growth companies. Based on a detailed three-year study undertaken by one of the world's leading management consultancies, McKinsey & Company, it provides a powerful methodology for understanding, preparing for, kickstarting, and sustaining profitable growth." "For the past three years, Mehrdad Baghai, Stephen Coley, and David White have led an intensive research program investigating growth in large corporations throughout the world. This book is the product of that research."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Corporations > Growth
  • Strategic planning
  • Industrial management
Note
  • "First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Orion Business ... London"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-244) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. Understanding growth -- 1. The three horizons -- 2. Looking in the mirror -- Pt. II. Overcoming inertia -- 3. Laying the foundation -- 4. Searching for opportunities -- Pt. III. Building momentum -- 5. Staircases to growth -- 6. Securing advantage -- 7. Winning through execution -- Pt. IV. Sustaining growth -- 8. Managing by horizon -- 9. Organizing for growth.
ISBN
  • 0738201006
  • 9780738201009
LCCN
99060938
OCLC
  • ocm41234615
  • 41234615
  • SCSB-5480483
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries