The living company : (Record no. 1277)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02653cam a2200253 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | MIUC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200313100702.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 170502s1997 enka 001 | eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1857881850 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MIUC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | MIUC |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 658 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 3583 |
| Personal name | Geus, Arie de |
| 952 ## - Items | |
| Itemnumber | 1597 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The living company : |
| Remainder of title | growth, learning and longevity in business / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Arie de Geus. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Nicholas Brealey Publishing, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 215 p. : |
| Dimensions | 17 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Source | rdacontent |
| Content type term | text |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Prologue: The lifespan of a company -- <br/>Pt. 1. Learning -- <br/>Ch. 1. The shift from capitalism to a knowledge society -- <br/>Ch. 2. The memory of the future -- <br/>Ch. 3. Tools for foresight -- <br/>Ch. 4. Decision making as a learning activity -- <br/>Pt. 2. Persona (Identity) -- <br/>Ch. 5. Only living beings learn -- <br/>Ch. 6. Managing for profit or longevity: is there a choice? -- <br/>Pt. 3. Ecology -- <br/>Ch. 7. Flocking -- <br/>Ch. 8. The tolerant company -- <br/>Ch. 9. The corporate immune system -- <br/>Pt. 4. Evolution -- <br/>Ch. 10. Conservatism in financing -- <br/>Ch. 11. Power: nobody should have too much -- <br/>Epilogue: The company of the future. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In The Living Company, the man who introduced the revolutionary concept of the learning organization has turned his attention to identifying the critical characteristics of organizational longevity. Arie de Geus reveals the keys to managing for a long and prosperous organizational life. He draws a sharp distinction between "living companies, " the purpose of which is to fulfill their potential and perpetuate themselves as ongoing communities, and "economic companies, " which are in business solely to produc wealth for a small group of individuals. He shows clearly that living companies manage for survival; economic companies manage for profit. With nearly 40 years of experience at Royal Dutch/Shell, where he was involved firsthand with implementing the renowned scenario planning technique, de Geus describes how he came to explore and understand the special qualities of living companies. Among a wide array of important factors, long-lived companies have four essential traits in common. At a minimum, these firms are sensitive to their environment in order to learn and adapt; cohesive, with a strong sense of identity; tolerant of unconventional thinking and experimentation; and conservative in financial policy to retain the resources that allow for flexibility. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 49 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Industrial management |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 611 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Corporations |
| General subdivision | Case studies |
| 740 0# - ADDED ENTRY--UNCONTROLLED RELATED/ANALYTICAL TITLE | |
| Uncontrolled related/analytical title | Children's crusade. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Marbella International University Centre | Marbella International University Centre | Library | 27/09/2018 | 658 GEU liv | 27/09/2018 | 27/09/2018 | Books |