The principles in this book aren't undermined by this. Such a well researched and written book.

Jim collins' book aims to help the reader bring his organization from a good (read average) level of performance to a great one by presenting and analyzing the case of a dozen forbes 500 companies.

Hard empirical data and practical solutions, not gooey platitudes and empty rhetoric, are the earmarks of good to great. I also recommend the black book of outsourcing for a great practical primer on whats occuring in the world economy. The book's rea...  Read More

Collins succinctly identifies the distinguishing characteristics of these high-flyers. Just as important as his clever catch-phrases, collins' work is backed up by meticulous research. Jim collin's hedgehog theory is available now on itunes.

In a word, versatility. Collin's effectively distills an enormous amount of data to pinpoint the qualities of leaders and organizations that enabled them to make the jump from being just good to becoming truly great.

This is another in a long line of overly simplistic books which purport to identify. The author stops short of producing further value-adding materials after singling out these ideas. At times, the writer's tone seems * an evangelical preacher trying ...  Read More

Collins studies are of the same humbug that the one published in 1982 by two others phoneys gurus, peters and waterman, in their book in search of excellence. Many important truths are found because of the data contradicting preconceived ideas. Rather...  Read More

They charge shipping for returns when they mislead the purchaser.

The average cost of scrap metal per ton increased $25 from the first half of 2002 to the firsthalf of 2003, and total energy costs increased around $4 per ton. The headline of an article published last july reads, nucor's profit drops 86%. Kimberly-cl...  Read More