Built to last - James Collins

To become visionary, claim the authors of this book, firms need two things: a guiding philosophy and a challenging mission, or goal. They have interviewed the leaders and senior managers of 18 of the USA's most successful companies, including Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, as well as Sony in Japan, and examined just what makes them tick and how it is that they have outdistanced their competitors. The book forms a blueprint for success for companies around the world, who can learn valuable secrets of just how to succeed in today's competitive climate without compromising the ideals with which they were founded.