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Strategic IQ
John Wells
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Description for Strategic IQ
Hardcover. Senior executives often go to great lengths to resist change. When things start to go awry, they try harder and find they are simply getting better at doing the wrong thing. The book identifies three types of inertia that can be fatal to the most successful company: strategic, structural, and personal. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
In today's world, only the smartest survive. The competitive landscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whose revenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until they suddenly imploded. In fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt their strategies and innovate to remain at the top. But many successful firms fail to do so. Instead, they succumb to inertia, hesitate, or stick blindly to their old strategies, until it is too late. The ability to adapt to change is a measure of intelligence; so why do firms demonstrate such low Strategic IQ? What causes inertia and why is it so ... Read more
In today's world, only the smartest survive. The competitive landscape is littered with graves of well-known firms whose revenues, profits and stock prices rose for decades until they suddenly imploded. In fast-changing business environments, firms must adapt their strategies and innovate to remain at the top. But many successful firms fail to do so. Instead, they succumb to inertia, hesitate, or stick blindly to their old strategies, until it is too late. The ability to adapt to change is a measure of intelligence; so why do firms demonstrate such low Strategic IQ? What causes inertia and why is it so ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470978283
SKU
V9780470978283
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About John Wells
John Wells is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. He teaches many courses on strategy innovation and change in the MBA and Executive Development programs, including his own courses on Strategic IQ. Dr Wells graduated with a double first in physics from Oxford University, specializing in nuclear and solid state. He received his MBA and DBA from ... Read more
Reviews for Strategic IQ
I felt inspired It presents to HR unbelievers what the leaders in the HR field have been professing for some time. This is no bad thing. (HR, June 2012)