Growing pains
Subtitle: transitioning from a entrepreneurship to a professionally managed firm
By: Eric Flamholtz & Yvonne Randle.
Contributors: Randle, Yvonne.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780787986162
Subjects: New business enterprises -- Management; Organizational change
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The authors; title: A framework for developing successful organizations; title: How to build successful companies: the pyramid of organizational development; title: Identifying and surviving the first four stages of organizational growth; title: Recognizing growing pains and assessing the need for change; title: Management strategies for each stage of organizational growth; title: The new venture and expansion stages; title: The professionalizing stage: transitioning from entrepreneurship to professional management; title: The consolidation stage: managing the corporate culture; title: Mastering the tools of professional management; title: Strategic planning; title: Organizational structure; title: Management development; title: Organizational control systems; title: Effective leadership; title: Corporate culture management; title: Advanced aspects of organizational transitions in a growing and changing company; title: Advanced strategic planning; title: Managing to advanced stages of growth: a preview of future challenges; title: Making the transition to a public company; title: The personal aspects of organizational transitions in a growing and changing company; title: The special case of managing family business transitions; title: The transition CEOs must make to survive beyond the entrepreneurial stage; title: List of tables, figures, and exhibits.