Description
Based on a landmark twenty-year study of 115 members of the Harvard Business School’s Class of 1974, this vital and important book describes how the globalization of markets and competition is altering career paths, wage levels, the structure and functioning of corporations, and the very nature of work itself. Introduction PART I-NEW REALITIES Chapter 1. Is the American Dream Dead? Chapter 2. Unconventional Career Paths Chapter 3. The Post ’73 Economic Environment PART Il-NEW RESPONSES Chapter 4. Founding and Growing Small Businesses Chapter 5. Consulting to and Assisting Big Business Chapter 6. Providing Leadership Chapter 7. Doing Deals PART III-UNDERPINNINGS Chapter 8. Competitive Drive Chapter 9. Lifelong Learning PART IV-IMPLICATIONS Chapter 10. Success at Work Chapter 11. Education for the 21st Century Acknowledgments Notes Index About the Author
