| Greed and Corporate Failure: The Lessons from Recent Disasters 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Hamilton, S. (Author), Micklethwait, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403986363 ISBN-13: 9781403986368 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: This is the book for anyone who wants to know what really lies behind the scandals and disasters of global business that have marred the first few years of the twenty-first century. This book is not about stock market "bubbles." Nor is it about accounting scandals and craven auditors. Rather, it examines why companies fail. The authors postulate that the reasons companies fail are few, and all too common. Detailed studies of eight of the most famous recent failures identify six main causes: poor strategic decisions; over-expansion and ill-judged acquisitions; dominant CEOs; greed, hubris and a desire for power; failure of internal controls, and ineffective boards. The authors also set out what the prudent investor, board member or manager should be alert to but often is not. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 338.604 |
| LCCN: 2006040487 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.58" W x 9.45" (1.05 lbs) 207 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 158569 Reading Level: 1.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is for anyone who wants to know what truly lies behind the scandals and disasters of global business which marred the first few years of the 21st century. It examines why companies fail, finding the reasons few, yet all too common. It also explores what the prudent investor, board member or manager should be alert to but often is not. |