Growing Pains : Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm

by Flamholtz, Eric G.; Randle, Yvonne

• ISBN13: 9780787986162
• ISBN10: 078798616X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-20
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This is the fourth edition of a bestselling book that addresses an issue critical to growing companies—evolving from the entrepreneurial start-up phase to the full-fledged professionally-managed firm. Too many enterprises simply lose momentum and fold after an meteoric beginning. This volume shows how a successful organization can make a smooth transition to professionalism without being encumbered by bureaucracy. This book provides a clear map for entrepreneurs to key areas such as planning, management development, organizational control, leadership, and corporate culture. The book includes a self-scoring growing pains” assessment.

Author Biography

Eric G. Flamholtz is a professor of management at the Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California at Los Angeles. He is president and cofounder of Management Systems Consulting Corporation.

Yvonne Randle is vice president of Management Systems Consulting Corporation, where she has been a consultant since 1983.

Table of Contents

A framework for developing successful organizations	p. 1
How to build successful companies	p. 7
Identifying and surviving the first four stages of organizational growth	p. 26
Recognizing growing pains and assessing the need for change	p. 48
Management strategies for each stage of organizational growth	p. 71
The new venture and expansion stages	p. 73
The professionalizing stage	p. 93
The consolidation stage	p. 119
Mastering the tools of professional management	p. 143
Strategic planning	p. 147
Organizational structure	p. 188
Management and leadership development	p. 214
Organizational control and performance management systems	p. 243
Effective leadership	p. 272
Corporate culture management	p. 298
Advanced aspects of organizational transitions in a growing and changing company	p. 333
Advanced strategic planning	p. 335
Managing the advanced stages of growth	p. 359
Making the transition to a public company	p. 379
The personal aspects of organizational transitions in a growing and changing company	p. 399
The special case of managing family business transitions	p. 401
The transition CEOs must make to survive beyond the entrepreneurial stage	p. 427
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