High output management
"The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--can be summed up in a single word: managing. In High Output Management, Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO (and employee number three) of Intel, shares his perspective on how to build and run a c...
| Main Author: | Grove, Andrew S. (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Horowitz, Ben, 1966- (writer of foreword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC,
2015.
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| Summary: |
"The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--can be summed up in a single word: managing. In High Output Management, Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO (and employee number three) of Intel, shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. Born of Grove's experiences at one of America's leading technology companies, this legendary management book is a Silicon Valley staple, equally appropriate for sales managers, accountants, consultants, and teachers, as well as CEOs and startup founders. Grove covers techniques for creating highly productive teams, demonstrating methods of motivation that lead to peak performance--throughout, High Output Management is a practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we work."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxviii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780679762881 0679762884 |
| Author Notes: |
Born September 2, 1936, in Budapest, Hungary, Grove emigrated to the U.S. in 1957 and became a naturalized citizen in 1962. He studied Chemical Engineering at City College in New York, and earned a Ph.D. in 1963 from University of California, Berkeley. He began working at Fairchild Semiconductor Research Laboratory in San Jose, California in 1963, gradually moving up the ranks to become Assistant Director of Research and Development in 1967. He joined Intel Corporation in 1968 as Vice President and Director of Operations. In 1997, Grove received the Technology Leader of the Year award from Industry Week, and was named Man of the Year by Time Magazine. (Bowker Author Biography) |