Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 361 pages
- Published by: Butterworth-Heinemann April 13, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0750642653
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0750642651
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Review
"This book is really just a bunch of stories and examples". Perhaps that accounts for it being such entertaining reading. Piercy is adamant that this is more than simply a book of case studies, and while it could be productively used for study, he is right. Divided into 'Stories of revolution and reinvention' and 'Stories of obsolescence and renewal' the book profiles 14 internationally renowned brands, such as Levi Jeans, Dell Computers, Skoda Cars, Laura Ashley, Enclopaedia Britannica and Kellogg's Cornflakes. Through these examples the author explores a new era of market-based strategy - in which assumptions are continually challenged, and complacency is rewarded with failure. As Piercy astutely points out, the only principle that strategists can rely on is that there are no principals to reply on. --
Review
Product Review
"This book is really just a bunch of stories and examples". Perhaps that accounts for it being such entertaining reading. Piercy is adamant that this is more than simply a book of case studies, and while it could be productively used for study, he is right. Divided into 'Stories of revolution and reinvention' and 'Stories of obsolescence and renewal' the book profiles 14 internationally renowned brands, such as Levi Jeans, Dell Computers, Skoda Cars, Laura Ashley, Enclopaedia Britannica and Kellogg's Cornflakes. Through these examples the author explores a new era of market-based strategy - in which assumptions are continually challenged, and complacency is rewarded with failure. As Piercy astutely points out, the only principle that strategists can rely on is that there are no principals to reply on.
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