{"product_id":"built-to-last-successful-habits-of-visionary-companies-9780060516406","title":"Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: \"What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed throughout their history?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, \u003cem\u003eBuilt to Last\u003c\/em\u003e provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the 21st century and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePorras, Jerry I.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJerry I. Porras is the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change, Emeritus, at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business where he served as an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and frequent executive education teacher. He studies ways of aligning companies around their purpose and core values to produce lasting high performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollins, Jim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJim Collins is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. Having invested more than a quarter-century in rigorous research, he has authored or coauthored six books that have sold in total more than 10 million copies worldwide. They include \u003cem\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBuilt to Last\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow the Mighty Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGreat by Choice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work in the business sector, Jim has a passion for learning and teaching in the social sectors, including education, healthcare, government, faith-based organizations, social ventures, and cause-driven nonprofits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012 and 2013, he had the honor to serve a two-year appointment as the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 2017, Forbes selected Jim as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim has been an avid rock climber for more than forty years and has completed single-day ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about Jim and his concepts at his website, where you'll find articles, videos, and useful tools. jimcollins.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593703395602,"sku":"9780060516406","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e07593c-8920-47dd-add4-5aeffc7f7474.jpg?v=1732120627","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/built-to-last-successful-habits-of-visionary-companies-9780060516406","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}