TY - BOOK AU - Peters, Thomas J. AU - Waterman, Robert H. TI - In search of excellence: lessons from America's best-run companies SN - 0063380021 U1 - 658.00973 PY - 1982/// CY - New York PB - Harper & Row, Publishers KW - Industrial management--United States N2 - The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful. Joining the HarperBusiness Essentials series, this phenomenal bestseller features a new Authors' Note, and reintroduces these vital principles in an accessible and practical way for today's management reader. (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/in-search-of-excellence-thomas-j-petersrobert-h-waterman?variant=41231584428066) ER -