Built to Last

by Collins, James C.; Porras, Jerry I.

• ISBN13: 9780887307393
• ISBN10: 0887307396
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-06
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Based on a groundbreaking and influential research project, this "Industry Week" Book of the Year for 1995 has begun to fundamentally change the way in which executives think about long-term success. This new edition features an Introduction by the authors which describes what they have learned since the book's original publication.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix	(4)
Introduction to the Paperback Edition	xiii	(10)
Preface	xxiii
Chapter 1: The Best of the Best	1	(21)
Chapter 2: Clock Building, Not Time Telling	22	(21)
Interlude: No "Tyranny of the OR"	43	(3)
Chapter 3: More Than Profits	46	(34)
Chapter 4: Preserve the Core/Stimulate Progress	80	(11)
Chapter 5: Big Hairy Audacious Goals	91	(24)
Chapter 6: Cult-Like Cultures	115	(25)
Chapter 7: Try a Lot of Stuff and Keep What Works	140	(29)
Chapter 8: Home-Grown Management	169	(16)
Chapter 9: Good Enough Never Is	185	(16)
Chapter 10: The End of the Beginning	201	(18)
Chapter 11: Building the Vision	219	(22)
Epilogue: Frequently Asked Questions	241	(8)
Appendix 1: Research Issues	249	(7)
Appendix 2: Founding Roots of Visionary Companies and Comparison Companies	256	(21)
Appendix 3: Tables	277	(28)
Appendix 4: Chapter Notes	305	(29)
Index	334