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On Good Management

The Corporate Lifecycle: An essay and interviews with Franz Fehrenbach, Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle and Alexander Rittweger

  • Thoughts and clear recommendations from one of Germany's most experienced and successful consultants
  • Innovative approach to analyze leadership (via a new corporate lifecycle model)
  • Insightful interviews with German top managers and entrepreneurs ?
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Roland Berger School of Strategy and Economics (RBSE)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-13
  2. THE CHALLENGES OF GOOD MANAGEMENT

    • Burkhard Schwenker, Mario Müller-Dofel
    Pages 15-27
  3. THE ART OF GUIDING A COMPANY THROUGH ITS LIFECYCLE

    • Burkhard Schwenker, Mario Müller-Dofel
    Pages 29-62
  4. "HOW DO YOU MANAGE?"

    • Burkhard Schwenker, Mario Müller-Dofel
    Pages 65-115
  5. THE MARK OF GOOD MANAGEMENT

    • Burkhard Schwenker, Mario Müller-Dofel
    Pages 117-127
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 128-131

About this book

Change or die! With this stark claim begins the journey through the corporate lifecycle. Why do so many companies fail? Why do managers struggle to recognize change early or hesitate to take vigorous action? Why – and how – must the traditional lifecycle concept be modernized if it is still to provide valid orientation?

In this essay, Roland Berger CEO Burkhard Schwenker analyzes the challenges facing managers today and explores their implications for good management. Corporate management, he argues, must once again become more direct, more personal, more entrepreneurial. His experienced and thoughtful analysis is complemented by insightful, candid interviews with renowned entrepreneurs and business leaders, conducted by journalist Mario Müller-Dofel. Finally, Schwenker outlines an agenda calling for action in six specific areas.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

    Burkhard Schwenker

  • Handy: 0172 4419421, Dialektik for Business, Frankfurt, Germany

    Mario Müller-Dofel

About the authors

Prof. Dr. Burkhard Schwenker is CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Cosultants and Chairman of Roland Berger School of Strategy and Economics. He teaches management at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Mario Müller-Dofel is a business journalist, interviewer and communications/behavior coach. He is founder of the training company DIALEKTIK for Business, based in Frankfurt (Main).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: On Good Management

  • Book Subtitle: The Corporate Lifecycle: An essay and interviews with Franz Fehrenbach, Jürgen Hambrecht, Wolfgang Reitzle and Alexander Rittweger

  • Authors: Burkhard Schwenker, Mario Müller-Dofel

  • Series Title: Roland Berger School of Strategy and Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02878-7

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-658-02877-0Published: 26 June 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-04211-0Published: 15 July 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-02878-7Published: 19 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2196-8039

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-8047

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 118

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Business and Management, general

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eBook USD 44.99
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Softcover Book USD 49.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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