The Living Company

by Geus, Arie De

• ISBN13: 9780875847825
• ISBN10: 087584782X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

In "The Living Company", the man who first introduced the revolutionary concept of the learning organization turns his attention to identifying the critical characteristics of organizational longevity. The book speaks to everyone trying to adapt to a turbulent business environment.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(6)
Peter M. Senge
Acknowledgments	xiii
Prologue: The Lifespan of a Company	1	(14)
Learning	15	(62)
1 The Shift from Capitalism to a Knowledge Society	15	(7)
2 The Memory of the Future	22	(16)
3 Tools for Foresight	38	(17)
4 Decision Making as a Learning Activity	55	(22)
Persona (Identity)	77	(54)
5 Only Living Beings Learn	77	(23)
6 Managing for Profit or for Longevity: Is There a Choice?	100	(31)
Ecology	131	(40)
7 Flocking	131	(10)
8 The Tolerant Company	142	(17)
9 The Corporate Immune System	159	(12)
Evolution	171	(28)
10 Conservatism in Financing	171	(16)
11 Power: Nobody Should Have Too Much	187	(12)
Epilogue: The Company of the Future	199	(4)
Notes	203	(6)
Index	209	(6)
About the Author	215