Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-426) and index.
Contents:
pt. 1. American challenged : mired in the mind-set of success: New mind-set/old mind-set--challengers versus champions : Sharp versus RCA--how singles beat home runs ; The new global game--people, quality, flexibility, trust : what GM and Mercedes had to learn from Toyota ; The success reflex : IBM--seing change as a threat, not as an opportunity -- pt. 2. Education : rethinking schools for the new global game: School--where the race begins : teamwork or tracking--which works best? ; High school--the neglacted majority : whose mid-kids are on track for the global economy? ; Harlem--teaching habits of mind : it's not "academic," it's "real life" ; Wisconsin--business and schools as partners : youth apprenticeships--a New Deal for the neglected majority -- pt. 3. Business : matching mind-sets with the competition: People : protecting and developing human capital ; Partnership : the turnaround at Ford--"We-we" instead of "Us versus them" ; Power sharing : owners, managers, and workers--"sitting in one boat" ; Stakeholders versus shareholders : gaining the long-term edge in the boardroom ; The network : Mitsubishi's Mutual Protection Society--the corporate clan ; Counterattack : Motorola--no market sanctuary for the Japanese -- pt. 4. Public/private : government and business as collaborators: Europe's grand coalition : Boeing and the challenge from Airbus ; America's industrial partnership : Sematech--Reagan's radical rescue plan -- Conclusion: The unfinished agenda : high performance and the perpetual revolution.
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