High Performance Organizations

Collins, James C., & Porras, Jerry I.  (1994).  Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.  New York: HarperBusiness.

Deming, Ed.  (2000).  Out of the Crisis (paperback ed.).  Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Deming, Ed.  (2000).  The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education (2nd ed., paperback).  Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Foster, Richard, & Kaplan, Sarah.  (2001).  Creative Destruction: Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market—and How to Successfully Transform Them.  New York: Currency. 

Jain, Arun Kumar.  (1998).  Corporate Excellence.  Excel Books.

Johnson, H. Thomas, & Bröhms, Anders.  (2000).  Profit Beyond Measure: Extraordinary Results through Attention to Work and People.  New York: Free Press.

Joyce, William, Nohria, Nitin, and Roberson, Bruce.  (2003).  What Really Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success.  New York: HarperBusiness.

Kaplan, Robert S., & Norton, David P.  (2004).  Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Kaplan, Robert S., & Norton, David P.  (1996).  The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Katzenbach, Jon R.  (2000).  Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Kotter, John P., & Heskett, James L.  (1992).  Corporate Culture and Performance.  New York: Free Press.

Longenecker, Clinton O., & Simonetti, Jack L.  (2000).  Getting Results: Five Absolutes for High Performance.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Mankins, Michael C., et. al.  (1994).  The Value Imperative: Managing for Superior Shareholder Returns.  New York: Free Press.

Peters, Thomas J., & Waterman, Robert H.  (1982).  In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies.  New York: Harper & Row.

Price, Robert W.  (2004).  Roadmap to Entrepreneurial Success:  Powerful Strategies for Building a High-Profit Business.  New York: Amacom.

Thakor, Anjan V.  (2000).  Becoming a Better Value Creator: How to Improve the Company’s Bottom Line—and Your Own.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Weick, Karl E., & Sutcliffe, Kathleen M.  (2001).  Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High-Performance in an Age of Complexity.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Zook, Chris, & Allen, James.  (2001).  Profit from the Core: Growth Strategies in an Era of Turbulence.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

 

 

 

 

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