Business climate shifts : profiles of change makers / W. Warner Burke and William Trahant, with Richard Koonce.

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Burke, W. Warner (Wyatt Warner), 1935-

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0585229325
9780585229324

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HD38 .B865 2000eb

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Contents:

Part One -- Change Isn't What it Used to be; Part Two -- The Change Makers; Part Three -- The Future of Change; Bibliography; Notes and Appendices.

Summary: Business Climate Shifts: Profiles of Change Makers contains a wealth of CEO wisdom about how companies today can successfully manage change in response to rapidly changing business conditions. Includes a compelling overview of the factors and forces driving rapid and often "discontinuous" change in business today - e.g. globalization, the disruptive influence of new technologies, growing electronic connectivity among far flung financial markets, and the rise of e-business among others -- and assesses the short and long-term significance of these trends for the long-term viability of companies in all industries. Among the "change makers" profiled in this book: Lord Colin Marshall, Chairman of British Airways; Robert Bauman, former CEO of SmithKline Beecham; Bill Henderson, U.S. Postmaster General; Jane Garvey, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Fred Poses, President of AlliedSignal; Sir Richard Evans, Chairman of British Aerospace; and Errol Marshall, CEO of Shell South Africa, among others. Features interviews with some of the most significant transformational leaders of our time Foreword written by Warren Bennis Contains in-depth analyses of what's required to ensure successful and sustainable transformation.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.

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Part One -- Change Isn't What it Used to be; Part Two -- The Change Makers; Part Three -- The Future of Change; Bibliography; Notes and Appendices.

Business Climate Shifts: Profiles of Change Makers contains a wealth of CEO wisdom about how companies today can successfully manage change in response to rapidly changing business conditions. Includes a compelling overview of the factors and forces driving rapid and often "discontinuous" change in business today - e.g. globalization, the disruptive influence of new technologies, growing electronic connectivity among far flung financial markets, and the rise of e-business among others -- and assesses the short and long-term significance of these trends for the long-term viability of companies in all industries. Among the "change makers" profiled in this book: Lord Colin Marshall, Chairman of British Airways; Robert Bauman, former CEO of SmithKline Beecham; Bill Henderson, U.S. Postmaster General; Jane Garvey, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Fred Poses, President of AlliedSignal; Sir Richard Evans, Chairman of British Aerospace; and Errol Marshall, CEO of Shell South Africa, among others. Features interviews with some of the most significant transformational leaders of our time Foreword written by Warren Bennis Contains in-depth analyses of what's required to ensure successful and sustainable transformation.

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