by Ichak Kalderon Adizes (Author)
The complete, revised edition of
Managing Corporate Lifecycles combines both Volumes of Managing
Corporate Lifecycles I and II in a beautifully bound hardcover. In it,
Dr. Adizes carries forward the analysis of corporate birth, development,
and decline pioneered in his 1988 classic Corporate Lifecycles: How and
Why Corporations Grow and Die and What to Do About It.
Offering
many fresh insights and refinements to his powerful tools for enhancing
organizational problem-solving capability, the book is a practical guide
for companies on the path to Prime -- the balance of creativity and
control required for maximum efficiency. Bringing readers up-to-date on
his theory and practice, Dr. Adizes presents practical strategies for
achieving Prime while avoiding the normal problems of growth. He offers
proactive measures for maintaining focus and vision, nurturing a climate
of mutual trust and respect, and avoiding the onset of aging in
corporate structures. With Dr. Adizes´ strategies to anticipate and ease
the normal predictable problems of growth every organization can reach
Prime -- and stay there.
"Dr. Adizes's book Managing Corporate
Lifecycles is the most comprehensive in the field. His whole systems
approach is masterful in viewing organizational development as a living
organism that corresponds to cycles in human and planetary biology. His
work is a contribution to the entire field of human endeavor." -Rama J.
Vernon PresidentCenter for International Dialogue Academy for Conflict
Resolution and Peace Studies
"Compulsive reading for every CEO
statesman or spouse! Embracing diversity the Adizes way could have saved
countless corporations countries and marriages!" -Philip Krawitz CEO of
Cape Union Mart 1998 Cape Town Businessman of the Year
"As usual
Dr. Adizes is right on target. Most CEOs will see themselves their
managers and the organization they work for vividly portrayed and
described. Study this and you will avoid a lot of the mistakes."
-Ricardo Salinas CEO of Television Azteka and Elektra of Mexico
