Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win? -- George Stalk - Hardcover

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Books,Subjects,Business & Money,Management & Leadership,Managemen
Label
Harvard Business Review Press
Artist
George Stalk
Album
Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win
ISBN
9781591391678
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN-10
1591391679
ISBN-13
9781591391678
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30542217

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hardball : Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win?
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Success, Industrial Management, General, Commerce, Strategic Planning
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Business & Economics
Author
Rob Lachenauer, George Stalk, John Butman
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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LCCN
2004-008850
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
658.4012
Synopsis
Great companies stumble and fall when they lose it. Highfliers crash when a competitor notices they don't have it. Start-ups shut down if they can't develop it. "It" is a strategy so powerful and an execution-driven mindset so relentless that companies use it to gain more than just competitive advantage--they achieve an industry dominance that is virtually unassailable and that competitors often try to explain away as unfair. In their "hardball manifesto," authors George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer of the leading strategy consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group show how hardball competitors can build or maintain an enviable competitive edge by pursuing one or more of the classic "hardball strategies" unleash massive and overwhelming force, exploit anomalies, devastate profit sanctuaries, raise competitors' costs, and break compromises. Based on 25 years of experience advising and observing a range of companies, the authors argue that hardball competitors can gain extreme competitive advantage--neutralizing, marginalizing, or even destroying competitors--without violating their contracts with customers or employees and without breaking the rules. A clear-eyed paean to the timeless strategies that have driven the world's winning companies, Hardball Strategy redefines and reinterprets the meaning of competition for a new generation of business players. George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer are directors of The Boston Consulting Group. Stalk is the author of Competing Against Time, the classic work on time-based competition., Great companies stumble and fall when they lose it. Highfliers crash when a competitor notices they don't have it. Start-ups shut down if they can't develop it. "It" is a strategy so powerful and an execution-driven mindset so relentless that companies use it to gain more than just competitive advantage--they achieve an industry dominance that is virtually unassailable and that competitors often try to explain away as unfair. In their "hardball manifesto," authors George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer of the leading strategy consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group show how hardball competitors can build or maintain an enviable competitive edge by pursuing one or more of the classic "hardball strategies": unleash massive and overwhelming force, exploit anomalies, devastate profit sanctuaries, raise competitors' costs, and break compromises. Based on 25 years of experience advising and observing a range of companies, the authors argue that hardball competitors can gain extreme competitive advantage--neutralizing, marginalizing, or even destroying competitors--without violating their contracts with customers or employees and without breaking the rules. A clear-eyed paean to the timeless strategies that have driven the world's winning companies, Hardball Strategy redefines and reinterprets the meaning of competition for a new generation of business players. George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer are directors of The Boston Consulting Group. Stalk is the author of Competing Against Time, the classic work on time-based competition.
LC Classification Number
HF5386.S776 2004

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