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• ISBN: 9781101904138
• ISBN: 1101904135
• Physical Description: viii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher: New York : Crown Business, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. I. A win-win philosophy -- The glorious feeling of accomplishment : Life lessons from my father ; Koch after Fred : Building with stones that fit ; Queens, factory girls, and Schumpeter : The incredible (sometimes terrifying) benefits of creative destruction ; Overcoming bureaucracy and stagnation : Economic concepts to set you free ; Learning from adversity : Koch's major failures in applying MBM® -- pt. II. Vision : Guide to an unknown future ; Virtue and talents : Values first ; Knowledge processes : Using information to produce results ; Decision rights : Property rights inside the organization ; Incentives : Motivating the right behavior -- pt. III. Spontaneous order in action : Four case studies in Market-Based Management® ; Conclusion : The real bottom line -- Appendices : A. Koch's major business groups ; B. Businesses Koch has exited ; C. Products Koch trades.

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Management > Philosophy.
Value.
Business ethics.
Corporate culture.
Customer relations.
Social responsibility of business.
Success in business.