Repeatability
Subtitle: build enduring businesses for a world of constant change
By: Chris Zook and James Allen
Contributors: Allen, James, 1960-
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781422143308
Subjects: Performance; Technological innovation; Business planning; Strategic planning; Organizational change
Description: Based on a multiyear study of such firms as Apple, IKEA, and Vanguard, the authors warn against complexity as a strategy for business planning, advocating instead for a simple, repeatable model that provides for constant improvement.
Table of contents: title: The great repeatable model; title: Principle one: a well differentiated core; title: Principle two: clear non-negotiables; title: Principle three: closed loop learning; title: Leadership: freedom or framework?; title: The triumph of simplicity.