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Why smart executives failSydney Finkelstein

Why smart executives fail

Sydney Finkelstein
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It's an all too common scenario: A great company breaks from the pack; the analysts are in love, the smiling CEO appears on the cover of BusinessWeek and Fortune, the stock soars. Two years later, the company is in flames, the CEO is under attack, and the stock has tanked. Why does this sort of thing keep happening at respectable companies like Motorola, Quaker, and Sony, all of which have very smart, hard-working senior executives? And how can you tell if it's about to happen at your own company? Why Smart Executives Fail answers these and many more crucial questions. Sydney Finkelstein, a…

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3 editions
  • Ebook · English · 2009
    Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101111390
  • Paperback · English · 2004
    Portfolio Trade · 336 pages · 9781591840459
  • Other · English · 2004
    Portfolio · 319 pages · 9781591840107
PsychologyBusiness failuresSuccess in businessExecutive abilityFailure (Psychology)ExecutivesBusinessNonfiction