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985801
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b740171
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| Main Entry
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Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl),1935-
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| Title & Author
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The science of success : : how market-based management built the world's largest private company /\ Charles G. Koch.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken, N.J. :: Wiley,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0470148543
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: 1280827335
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: 6610827338
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: 9780470148549
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: 9781280827334
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: 9786610827336
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0470139889
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9780470139882
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
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| Contents
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""The science of success""; ""contents""; ""preface""; ""acknowledgments""; ""chapter 1: evolution of a business""; ""chapter 2: the science of human action""; ""mbm at koch industries""; ""origins of mbm""; ""practicing mbm in a political world""; ""chapter 3: vision""; ""value creation""; ""embracing change""; ""anticipation and innovation""; ""setting priorities""; ""chapter 4: virtue and talents""; ""rules of just conduct""; ""a culture of virtue""; ""talents""; ""employee development""; ""chapter 5: knowledge processes""; ""trade""; ""measures""; ""marginal analysis""; ""benchmarking""
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""Opportunity cost""""profit centers""; ""free speech""; ""chapter 6: decision rights""; ""property rights""; ""roles, responsibilities and expectations""; ""principled entrepreneurship""; ""chapter 7: incentives""; ""perverse incentives""; ""aligning incentives""; ""marginal contribution""; ""chapter 8: lessons learned""; ""pitfalls""; ""innovation""; ""appendix a""; ""appendix b""; ""appendix c""; ""partial list of mbmâ® models""; ""notes""; ""bibliography""; ""index""
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| Abstract
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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 f.
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Industrial management.
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Management-- Methodology.
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Management-- Philosophy.
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Marketing-- Management.
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Organizational behavior.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management Science.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Organizational Behavior.
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Industrial management.
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Management-- Methodology.
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Management-- Philosophy.
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Marketing-- Management.
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Organizational behavior.
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| Dewey Classification
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658
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HD31.K626 2007eb
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