Plain talk :
Iverson, Ken.
Plain talk : lessons from a business maverick / Ken Iverson with Tom Varian. - New York : Wiley, c1998. - xi, 196 p. ; 22 cm.; Hard Bound
TB/352
$37.00/-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index.
Ch. 1. Higher Cause --
Ch. 2. Trust Your Instincts --
Ch. 3. Destroy the Hierarchy --
Ch. 4. Engines of Progress --
Ch. 5. Simple Stake in the Business --
Ch. 6. Virtues of Smallness --
Ch. 7. Risks and Adventures --
Ch. 8. Ethics over Politics --
Ch. 9. Bottom Line --
Epilogue: The Cure for the Common MBA.
A visionary, maverick, and genuine American business hero, Ken Iverson is one of the most closely-watched business leaders in the world. Credited with single-handedly rejuvenating the rapidly declining American steel industry to the status of world-class producer, Iverson is one of the most successful and, as he likes to point out, one of the lowest-paid CEOs in the U.S. In his long-awaited book, Ken Iverson shares his ideas, observations, and the lessons he's learned about what it takes to grow a super-competitive, world-class organization.
9780471155140 (acid free paper)
97030126
Nucor Corporation--History.
Steel industry and trade--Management--Case studies.--United States
Industrial management--Case studies.--United States
338.7669142 IVE
Plain talk : lessons from a business maverick / Ken Iverson with Tom Varian. - New York : Wiley, c1998. - xi, 196 p. ; 22 cm.; Hard Bound
TB/352
$37.00/-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index.
Ch. 1. Higher Cause --
Ch. 2. Trust Your Instincts --
Ch. 3. Destroy the Hierarchy --
Ch. 4. Engines of Progress --
Ch. 5. Simple Stake in the Business --
Ch. 6. Virtues of Smallness --
Ch. 7. Risks and Adventures --
Ch. 8. Ethics over Politics --
Ch. 9. Bottom Line --
Epilogue: The Cure for the Common MBA.
A visionary, maverick, and genuine American business hero, Ken Iverson is one of the most closely-watched business leaders in the world. Credited with single-handedly rejuvenating the rapidly declining American steel industry to the status of world-class producer, Iverson is one of the most successful and, as he likes to point out, one of the lowest-paid CEOs in the U.S. In his long-awaited book, Ken Iverson shares his ideas, observations, and the lessons he's learned about what it takes to grow a super-competitive, world-class organization.
9780471155140 (acid free paper)
97030126
Nucor Corporation--History.
Steel industry and trade--Management--Case studies.--United States
Industrial management--Case studies.--United States
338.7669142 IVE