Cutting edge : Gillette's journey to global leadership /

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Author / Creator:McKibben, Gordon, 1930-
Imprint:Boston : Harvard Business School Press, c1998.
Description:xi, 429 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Gillette Company.
Gillette Company.
Razor industry -- United States.
Consolidation and merger of corporations -- United States.
Consolidation and merger of corporations.
Razor industry.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2921761
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ISBN:0875847250 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-401) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I. The Stage is Set
  • 1. A Global Heritage
  • 2. Sudden Decline, Slow Recovery
  • 3. The Goal Is Growth
  • Part II. The Search for Balance
  • 4. The Quiet Man from Finance
  • 5. Are You a Steel Man or a Plastic Man?
  • 6. Storm Warnings
  • Part III. Fight for Survival - The Takeover Threats
  • 7. Ten Days of Terror
  • 8. An End to Gradualism
  • 9. The Ivy League Predators
  • Part IV. Fast Track to Global Leadership
  • 10. Warren Buffett Comes Aboard
  • 11. Countdown to Sensor
  • 12. Al Zeien Takes Charge
  • 13. The Sixth Leg
  • Part V. Gillette's Global Culture in Practice
  • 14. The Development of Global Skills
  • 15. Latin America Shows the Way
  • 16. A Foot on the Ground
  • 17. The Reluctant Global Warrior
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Notes about
  • Sources
  • Index
  • About the Author