What We Learned in the Rainforest : Business Lessons from Nature

What We Learned in the Rainforest presents a surprising new business principle: by applying strategies and practices gleaned from nature-by emulating what it once sought to conquer-business can adapt rapidly to changing market conditions and attain greater and more sustainable profits.With clear, direct language and dozens of real-world examples, Kiuchi and Shireman show how a company can become a complex living system that doesn't merely balance competing interests but truly integrates them

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Kiuchi, Tachi
Other Persons:	Shireman, Bill (contributor)
Publisher:	San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (279 p)
Series:	Future 500 Book A future 500 book
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: How Can Business Profit from Nature?; PART I: Principles in Nature That Maximize Performance in Business; ONE: Feedback; TWO: Information; THREE: Profit; FOUR: Design; FIVE: Innovation; SIX: Diversity; SEVEN: Succession; PART II: How to Use the Principles: Strategy, Tactics, and Tools; EIGHT: Management; NINE: New Tools and New Values; CONCLUSION: A Journey into the Business Rainforest; Appendix I: The Future 500; Appendix II: Future 500 Tool Kit; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T UV; W; X; Y; Z; About the Authors
ISBN:	978-1-57675-127-5 ; 978-1-62656-228-8 ; 978-1-57675-127-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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