Charles G. Koch

Autore di The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company

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Charles G. Koch was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 1, 1935. His alma mater is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were received his B.S.in engineering and M.S. in mechanical engineering. He is co-owner, the chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. (since 1967), based in mostra altro Kansas. He joined his father's company in 1961. Today, his company is the second-largest private company in the United States. Forbes named him the fourth wealthiest man in America. He employs over 100,000 people worldwide. Koch has won numerous awards for safety, environmental excellence, community stewardship, innovation, and customer service. Koch supports libertarian and free-enterprise policy and advocacy organizations. The Koch Cultural Trust supports young artists in a variety of fields. mostra meno

Opere di Charles G. Koch

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The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company (2007) 198 copie

Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies (2015) 158 copie

Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World (2020) 51 copie

Market based management : the science of human action applied in the organization (2006) 2 copie

Continually Transforming Koch Industries Through Virtuous Cycles of Mutual Benefit (2020) 2 copie

Creating a Science of Liberty 1 copia

Good Profit - Signed / Autographed Copy (2015) 1 copia

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Data di nascita: 1935-11-01
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Luogo di residenza: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Istruzione: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, General Engineering, 1957)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, Mechanical Engineering, 1958)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, Chemical Engineering, 1960)
Relazioni: Koch, Fred C. (Father)
Koch, Frederick (Brother)
Koch, David (Brother)
Koch, William (Brother)
Organizzazioni: John Birch Society
Institute for Humane Studies
Reason Foundation
Cato Institute

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The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management… di Charles G. Koch

Charles Koch has obviously thought deeply about how companies should be managed and this book provides an excellent overview of his ideas. The book is well written and much better than the typical management books from the so-called gurus.

There are two points that I did not like: (a) the book is essentially an employee handbook for Koch employees. The price is high for a book that is essentially an advertisement for the company (b) accessing the footnotes from the text in the book did not work on my Kindle. This made it cumbersome to check the footnotes used.

Finally, it is useful to separate any judgment of the book from the controversial political opinions of its author.… (altro)

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M_Clark | Feb 28, 2016 |

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