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Author:

Thorndike, William.

Title:

The outsiders : eight unconventional CEOs and their radically rational blueprint for success / William N. Thorndike, Jr.

Publisher:

Harvard Business Review Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xix, 251 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Executive ability.
Industrial management.
Success in business.
Chief executive officers--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.

Contents:

Singletonville -- Introduction : an intelligent iconoclasm -- A perpetual motion machine for returns : Tom Murphy and Capital Cities Broadcasting -- An unconventional conglomerateur : Henry Singleton and Teledyne -- The turnaround : Bill Anders and General Dynamics -- Value creation in a fast-moving stream : John Malone and TCI -- The widow takes the helm : Katharine Graham and the Washington Post Company -- A public LBO : Bill Stiritz and Ralston Purina -- Optimizing the family firm : Dick Smith and General Cinema -- The investor as CEO : Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway -- Radical rationality : the outsider's mind-set -- An example and a checklist -- Appendix. The Buffett test.

ISBN:

1422162672 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781422162675 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)778420982

LCCN:

2012012451

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)