false 20521 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 20521 3 21712 2006 Rome, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the First Multinational Corporation (Enterprise) total:25|5:3|4:8|3:10|2:2|1:2| 25 83 39 5 221 3.43 308 63 45840308 791437 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.42 24 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 4 0 false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 11:17:42 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 11:20:34 -0800 2009 81874991 3043992 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 23 12:26:46 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 12:27:43 -0800 2009 I should read all of Stanley Bing's books.
I loved the perspective.
and very entertaining.]]> 1558065 15870 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 08:13:46 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:25:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 20638979 1102509 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 4 0 false Mon Apr 21 09:08:53 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 09:10:34 -0700 2008 Probably the best economic-based explanation of the rise and fall of the Roman empire - and after all we know its all about economics..]]> 16946895 958564 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 5 0 false Mon Mar 03 19:04:55 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 11 07:57:02 -0800 2009 81853199 3069036 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Wed Dec 23 08:18:58 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 08:18:58 -0800 2009 80256646 2854516 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 3 0 false Mon Dec 07 21:50:38 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 21:50:38 -0800 2009 78962626 2979575 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Wed Nov 25 10:22:09 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 10:22:09 -0800 2009 78932160 970048 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Wed Nov 25 02:44:26 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 02:44:31 -0800 2009 78528132 2876038 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Sat Nov 21 08:10:42 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 08:10:42 -0800 2009 74607693 2638524 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 3 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 15 07:00:37 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:01:08 -0700 2009 72058475 2761920 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 4 0 false Mon Sep 21 18:34:19 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 18:34:19 -0700 2009 67892548 1786517 3401958 0393060268 9780393060263 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3401958.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 1.00 1 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a productive series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then the rise of an executive class that pits one egotistical senior manager against another in senseless internal conflicts eventually leads to a long line of demented CEOs, excessive expansion, and foolish diversification—and a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leave the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of the mom-and-pop operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 1 0 false Tue Aug 18 09:50:45 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 02:13:24 -0700 2009 60885052 1292282 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 3 0 false Fri Jun 26 22:25:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 21:34:19 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 22:25:49 -0700 2009 44901230 1976412 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Fri Jan 30 17:11:22 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 17:11:22 -0800 2009 41618536 1833260 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 3 0 false Fri Jan 02 11:26:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:26:25 -0800 2009 41254297 1800233 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Sun Feb 15 20:37:36 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 21:37:08 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 15 20:37:36 -0800 2009 40982412 1038165 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Fri Dec 26 21:27:50 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:28:02 -0800 2008 37417588 303643 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Tue Nov 11 08:21:19 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 12 15:10:11 -0700 2009 32928937 1499357 20521 0393329453 9780393329452 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025m/20521.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298025s/20521.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20521.Rome_Inc_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_First_Multinational_Corporation 3.32 25 The world's first corporate case study, as only the best-selling Stanley Bing could tell it.

A family business prospers through a series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then senseless internal conflicts lead to a long line of demented CEOs, monumental expansion, and foolish diversification—at a high cost in shattered lives. In the end, a series of reverse takeovers leaves the once-proud but now overextended and corrupt parent company at the mercy of less-civilized operations that previously cringed at the grandeur of the corporate brand.

Enron? WorldCom? Try Rome, whose rise and fall carry a moral that lingers to this day for the managers, employees, and students of any global enterprise. Stanley Bing—whose satirical business books are as savagely funny as they are insightful—mingles business parable and cautionary tale into an ingenious, often hilarious new telling of the story of the Roman Empire.]]> 2006 0 0 false Mon Sep 15 11:04:49 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:04:49 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=20521