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.Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

by: Jim Collins

October 16, 2001
This book is easy and interesting reading. Not only is it required text for my class, but the Vice President of the company that I work for actually told me to read it. Imagine her surprise when I informed her that it was required reading for my masters in social work class.
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.Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company

by: James Collins, William C. Lazier

September 21, 1995
If you are a fan of Good to Great and Built to Last, you will think you found a precious gem. We all know that a vision is the cornerstone to success. If you don't know who you are, what exist for and where you are going - how could you ever be successful. This book spells out why vision is the critical point, in clear language.
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.Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

by: James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras

January 15, 1997
Let me just say, I have read two books by Jim Collins and his research team and I have not been at all disappointed. All chapters were explained without complex sentence writings and without all the extra stuff. For example, "Resiliency (not perfection) is the signature of greatness, be it in a person, an organization, or a nation." Jim Collins provided within each chapter insights on how to achieve at any position within a corporate company such as an employee, manager, senior executive, board member,and CEO. The book does mainly talk about people at the "top" but, the research information speaks for itself. Comparing companies such as Procter and Gamble, Walt Disney, Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Wal-Mart to Colgate, Columbia Pictures, Pfizer, Bristol ... Read More:
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.Redress for Historical Injustices in the United States: On Reparations for Slavery, Jim Crow, and Their Legacies

from: Duke University Press

2007-07
Let me just say, I have read two books by Jim Collins and his research team and I have not been at all disappointed. All chapters were explained without complex sentence writings and without all the extra stuff. For example, "Resiliency (not perfection) is the signature of greatness, be it in a person, an organization, or a nation." Jim Collins provided within each chapter insights on how to achieve at any position within a corporate company such as an employee, manager, senior executive, board member,and CEO. The book does mainly talk about people at the "top" but, the research information speaks for itself. Comparing companies such as Procter and Gamble, Walt Disney, Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Wal-Mart to Colgate, Columbia Pictures, Pfizer, Bristol ... Read More:
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.Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

by: James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras

October 12, 1997
Let me just say, I have read two books by Jim Collins and his research team and I have not been at all disappointed. All chapters were explained without complex sentence writings and without all the extra stuff. For example, "Resiliency (not perfection) is the signature of greatness, be it in a person, an organization, or a nation." Jim Collins provided within each chapter insights on how to achieve at any position within a corporate company such as an employee, manager, senior executive, board member,and CEO. The book does mainly talk about people at the "top" but, the research information speaks for itself. Comparing companies such as Procter and Gamble, Walt Disney, Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Wal-Mart to Colgate, Columbia Pictures, Pfizer, Bristol ... Read More:
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.Good to Great and the Social Sectors

by: James C. Collins

November 30, 2005
Let me just say, I have read two books by Jim Collins and his research team and I have not been at all disappointed. All chapters were explained without complex sentence writings and without all the extra stuff. For example, "Resiliency (not perfection) is the signature of greatness, be it in a person, an organization, or a nation." Jim Collins provided within each chapter insights on how to achieve at any position within a corporate company such as an employee, manager, senior executive, board member,and CEO. The book does mainly talk about people at the "top" but, the research information speaks for itself. Comparing companies such as Procter and Gamble, Walt Disney, Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Wal-Mart to Colgate, Columbia Pictures, Pfizer, Bristol ... Read More:
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.Turning Goals into Results: The Power of Catalytic Mechanisms (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)

by: James C. Collins

August 23, 2008
Jim Collins operates a management research laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Together with Jerry I. Porras he wrote the bestseller 'Built to Last' (1994), which he later followed-up with super-bestseller 'Good to Great' (2001). This article was published in the July-August 1999 issue of the Harvard Business Review.

Most executives have a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG). So what is a BHAG? It has a long time frame (10-30 years or more); it is clear, compelling, and easy to grasp; and it connexts to the core values and purpose of the organization. In order to reach their BHAGs, executives write vision statements, deliver speeches, launch change initiatives, formalize rules and checklists, etc. But most executives never realize their ambitious dreams. ... Read More:
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.Building Your Company's Vision (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)

by: James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras

August 23, 2008
James Collins is a management researcher from Boulder (Colorado) and Jerry Porras is a professor of organizational behavior and change at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. This article is based on their novel 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies'.

In this 1996-article, the authors explain the successful companies have core values and core purpose that remain fixed while their business strategies and practices adapt to a changing world. Great companies understand the difference between what should never change and what should be open for change. Vision provides guidance about what core to preserve and what future to stimulate progress toward. Vision consists of two major components: (1) Core ideology defines the enduring character ... Read More:
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.Cases and Materials on Patent Law, Including Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks, (American Casebook Series) (American Casebook Series)

by: William H. Francis; Robert C. Collins; Andrew M. Grove; James D. Stevens; Matt J. Schmidt

December 14, 2006
James Collins is a management researcher from Boulder (Colorado) and Jerry Porras is a professor of organizational behavior and change at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. This article is based on their novel 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies'.

In this 1996-article, the authors explain the successful companies have core values and core purpose that remain fixed while their business strategies and practices adapt to a changing world. Great companies understand the difference between what should never change and what should be open for change. Vision provides guidance about what core to preserve and what future to stimulate progress toward. Vision consists of two major components: (1) Core ideology defines the enduring character ... Read More:
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.Built to Last : Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

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

1996
James Collins is a management researcher from Boulder (Colorado) and Jerry Porras is a professor of organizational behavior and change at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. This article is based on their novel 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies'.

In this 1996-article, the authors explain the successful companies have core values and core purpose that remain fixed while their business strategies and practices adapt to a changing world. Great companies understand the difference between what should never change and what should be open for change. Vision provides guidance about what core to preserve and what future to stimulate progress toward. Vision consists of two major components: (1) Core ideology defines the enduring character ... Read More:
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