01496cam a22003014a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000240009002000210011403500240013504000790015904200140023805000220025208200160027410000470029024500800033726001150041730000340053250000660056650502850063252001860091765000230110365000250112665000270115165000160117815943227AUA.120200210131344.0091013s2009    nyua     b    001 0 eng d  a  2009289786  a9780977326419 (hc.)  a0977326411 (hc.)  a(OCoLC)ocn313666097  aBTCTAcBTCTAdJBUdYDXCPdTXAdLMRdUPZdGO6dLF3dVP@dBWXdBURdB@LdDLC  alccopycat00aHG3761b.C65 200900a658.1/62221 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.