Fit, Failure & the Hall of Fame

In this incisive analysis of corporate success and failure, the authors maintain that success is derived from a mix of ingredients--a company's strategy, its structure, and its processes working in concert. This book will supply managers with the fundamentals of achieving lasting success.

Charles C. Snow is a co-author of Fit, Failure, & the Hall of Fame, a Free Press book.

Raymond E. Miles is a co-author of Fit, Failure, & the Hall of Fame, a Free Press book.

Introduction

1

(6)

Part One. Why Organizations Succeed

7

(56)

The Process of Achieving Fit

11

(14)

Early Fit: Creating New Recipes for Success

25

(19)

The Modern Transition

44

(19)

Part Two. Why Organizations Fail

63

(32)

The Process of Misfit

65

(5)

Failure to Respond to External Change

70

(13)

Unraveling From Within

83

(12)

Part Three. Future Fit: The Twenty-First Century Challenge

95

(62)

The Network Organization

97

(24)

Triple Fit: Network Roles and the Spherical Form

121

(20)

A New Managerial Philosophy: The Human Investment Model

141

(16)

Part Four. Dynamic Fit: The Process of Organizational Renewal

157

(44)

The Process of Corporate Redesign

159

(10)

The Self-Renewing Organization: Learning and Teaching Adaptation

169

(17)

From Idealistic Oughts to Economic Musts

186

(15)

Endnotes

201

(8)

Acknowledgments

209

(2)

Index

211

(4)

About the Authors

215

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Fit, Failure & the Hall of Fame

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