01412cam a22002894a 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033010001500074020002400089020002100113035002100134040002700155042001400182050002200196100004700218245008000265260011500345300003400460500006600494505028500560520018600845650002301031650002501054650002701079650001601106456730233OCoLC20210111150903.0091013s2009    nyua     b    001 0 eng d  a2009289786  a9780977326419 (hc.)  a0977326411 (hc.)  a(OCoLC)456730233  aBTCTAcBTCTAdDLCdCDX  alccopycat00aHG3761b.C65 20091 aCollins, James C.q(James Charles),d1958-10aHow the mighty fall :band why some companies never give in /cJim Collins.  aNew York :bJim Collins :bDistributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by HarperCollins Publishers,cc2009.  axiv, 222 p. :bill. ;c21 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-211) and index.0 aThe silent creep of impending doom -- Five stages of decline -- Stage 1: Hubris born of success -- Stage 2: Undisciplined pursuit of more -- Stage 3: Denial of risk and peril -- Stage 4: Grasping for salvation -- Stage 5: Capitulation to irrelevance or death -- Well-founded hope.  aDiscusses signs pointing toward the decline of a business, how far the decline can proceed before failure becomes inevitable, and crucial steps companies can take to reverse course. 0aBusiness failures. 0aSuccess in business. 0aOrganizational change. 0aManagement.