Digital Equipment Corporation achieved sales of over $14 billion, reached the Fortune 50, and was second only to IBM as a computer manufacturer. Th...
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Nov 23, 2010
Amar
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I'm not sure what I expected this book to be... turns out it's a management theory case study written by this dude who consulted at DEC for 30-odd years.
It's the kind of thing you'd read if you were studying management in grad school
There were some good bits about how large organizations fail (extreme handwaving here cos I skimmed it and can't recount the pithy management-studies-buzzwords and jargon) but it's honestly way too abstract for my taste. Some people like thin More...
It's the kind of thing you'd read if you were studying management in grad school
There were some good bits about how large organizations fail (extreme handwaving here cos I skimmed it and can't recount the pithy management-studies-buzzwords and jargon) but it's honestly way too abstract for my taste. Some people like thin More...
Apr 08, 2010
George
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This book is really interesting if you once worked for DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation). A lot of memories I hadn't thought of in many years were brought to mind while reading this book.
If you never worked for DEC it's probably not so engrossing. But if you're are interested in how a once super-successful technology company fell, and how its innovations continue to affect us today, then this book provides some good insights.
If you never worked for DEC it's probably not so engrossing. But if you're are interested in how a once super-successful technology company fell, and how its innovations continue to affect us today, then this book provides some good insights.
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