In search of excellence
The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellencehas long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellencedescribes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful.