The Science of Success
Author(s): Charles G. Koch
Praise for "The Science of Success: "Evaluating the success of an individual or company is a lot like judging a trapper by his pelts. Charles Koch has a lot of pelts. He has built Koch Industries into the world's largest privately held company, and this book is an insider's guide to how he did it. Koch has studied how markets work for decades, and his commitment to pass that knowledge on will inspire entrepreneurs for generations to come." - T. Boone Pickens. "A must-read for entrepreneurs and corporate executives that is also applicable to the wider world. MBM is an invaluable tool for engendering excellence for all groups, from families to nonprofit entities. Government leaders could avoid policy failures by heeding the science of human behavior." - Richard L. Sharp, Chairman, CarMax. "My father, Sam Walton, stressed the importance of fundamental principles - such as humility, integrity, respect, and creating value - that are the foundation for success. No one makes a better case for these principles than Charles Koch." - Rob Walton, Chairman, Wal-Mart. "What accounts for Koch Industries' spectacular success?
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"Unlike many management books, which are little more than over-heated and overspun drivel, this one deserves a wide audience ." (The Business, Saturday 9th June 2007)
CHARLES G. KOCH is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc., a position he has held since 1967. Since then, the company has been transformed into a dynamic and diverse group of companies in refining and chemicals, fibers and polymers, commodity and financial trading, and forest and consumer products. Familiar Koch company brands include STAINMASTER carpet, LYCRA spandex, Quilted Northern tissue, and Dixie cups. Koch has continuously supported academic and public policy research (including numerous Nobel Prize winners) for more than 40 years, and has helped build a number of market-based organizations. Koch received a bachelor's degree in general engineering and two master's degrees-in mechanical and chemical engineering-from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Evolution of a Business. Chapter 2. The Science of Human Action. Chapter 3. Vision. Chapter 4. Virtue and talents. Chapter 5. Knowledge Processes. Chapter 6. Decision Rights. Chapter 7. Incentives. Chapter 8. Lessons Learned. Appendices. Partial List of MBM Models. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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- : 0.354
- : 27 March 2007
- : 225mm X 144mm X 20mm
- : United Kingdom
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- : Charles G. Koch
- : Hardback
- : 658
- : 208
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