Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple

Business & Money

Byrne, John A.

Sculley, John

Industries

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

In discussing his transition from Pepsi's president and CEO to marketing visionary of Apple Computers, the author shares his insights into marketing and management strategies and forecasts future business trends

Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple : A Journey of Adventure, Ideas, and the Future

Harpercollins

Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-at-Any-Price

At once praised as the darling of Wall Street and condemned as the foe of the working people, business executive Albert J. Dunlap--"Chainsaw Al"--is clearly one of the most controversial figures in American business.
 This is the story of Dunlap's rise and fall. It reveals a notorious career that left a wake of fired employees, shuttered plants, devastated communities, gutted companies--and, often, enriched shareholders. 
 First breaking into the headlines with his draconian, expense-slashing firings at Scott Paper--and the subsequent boost in the value of the company's stock--his legend grew as he took on the task of turning around troubled Sunbeam Corporation. There, at the height of his career, Dunlap became a household name, lauded as the hero of the American investor and role model for managers. 
 But the darker side of the Dunlap legend began to emerge as questions arose about his methods and motivations. Was he selling out the company's future for quick, short-term gains? Did his plant closedowns make business sense, or were they done to impress the Wall Street analysts? Were his massive restructuring improving the company's competitiveness or just inflating the value of the stock and his own net worth? Was his harsh treatment of employees a justifiable business tactic or the symptom of egomania? 
 Eventually he is brought down by the virtual collapse of Sunbeam, investigators of accounting and business practices, and the subsequent restatement of Sunbeam's finances. As Chainsaw makes clear, Dunlap's relentless and destructive drive for profits is symptomatic of our times and Wall Street's insatiable greed. 
 Written by John A. Byrne, the distinguished Business Week journalist, Chainsaw reaches deep inside the world of business as it's practiced today. It's filled with players you'll recognize from the business headlines. And, throughout, you're a fly on the wall, witnessing the conversations and dramatic moments--everything from Dunlap's first get-together with Sunbeam executives, where he humiliates each of them in turn, right up to the last board of directors meeting, where he is fired. You'll meet Michael Price, whose mutual funds owned a large piece of Sunbeam and to whom Dunlap ultimately owed his job. Also present is Ron Perelman, the billionaire financier and chairman of Revlon, whose sale of camping equipment maker Coleman Co. to Dunlap eventually helped lead to Dunlap's fall from grace. 
 Chainsaw, finally, is about the mad pursuit of wealth in the last decade of the century. Loaded with implications for everyone with a stake in American business, Chainsaw will be to the 1990s what Barbarians at the Gate was to the 1980s.

History

Harper Business

Before there was Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling at Enron, before Bernie Ebbers at WorldCom, or Dennis Kozlowski at Tyco, there was Al Dunlap -- the notorious business executive whose actions foreshadowed a ruinous period in business when illusion seemed to matter more than reality.
Al Dunlap -- a.k.a. "Chainsaw Al" -- was ruthless in downsizing corporations for short-term shareholder profit. While reviled on Main Street, Dunlap was loved on Wall Street for bringing huge returns to investors and shareholders ... until the dark side of his actions began to emerge. With a new afterword by the author -- Business Week writer John A. Byrne -- Chainsaw dramatically documents the rise and fall of Dunlap, the havoc he wreaked on companies and people's lives, and how he came to power in the first place.

Harper Paperbacks

Destined to become "must reading" for anyone interested in acquiring an MBA, this is an in-depth look at the 40 best business schools in America. Polling graduates and the corporations that hired them, Business Week ranks the most competitive schools, placement offices and starting salaries.

Business Week's Guide to the Best Business Schools (Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools)

Business Week

Reference

McGraw-Hill Companies

An in-depth look at the top MBA programs, this is now updated, revised, and expanded. Features include: discussion of the pros and cons of getting an MBA in the light of cost; tips on how to increase your score on GMATs; tips on how to score well in the essay paper; and the diary of an MBA student. There are four page profiles of the top 20 US business schools and two page profiles on 20 schools often overlooked. The second edition also provides more information about part-time and the best regional programmes.

Business Week's Guide to the Best Business Schools: Schools (Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools)

Business Week's Guide to the Best Executive Education Programs

Are you among the tens of thousands of managers who yearn to someday join the next generation of CEOs and presidents? Chances are, you won't get there unless you go back to school. The fact is, university-based executive programs are fast becoming a prerequisite for success at every level of the corporate ladder...and they're proliferating at business schools throughout the U.S. and around the world. They include two-day seminars on specific topics such as customer satisfaction, 11-week-long sessions on general management, MBA programs, and everything in between. There are lesser-known programs that produce big-time results, as well as those that have loud reputations but are soft on substance. So, where do you begin to select the one that will put you on the fast track - and punch your ticket for higher responsibilities and fatter paychecks? You begin right here. Business Week's Guide to the Best Executive Education Programs is a one-of-a-kind roadmap that leads you straight to the best offerings by the best business schools. The product of exhaustive research and hundreds of in-depth interviews, the Guide ranks each school according to the feedback from its two key markets: the student-executives themselves, and the companies that are often footing the bill. There are verbatim comments from actual program participants included throughout, lending a personal dimension to the rankings. And, to top it off, you'll find Business Week's own rankings - plus detailed profiles of the best schools, presented with the flair and insight so familiar to Business Week readers. Written in a lively and informative "you-are-there" style that goes far beyond mere facts and figures, the Guide reveals the 20 "top-tier and 10 "second-tier" executive education programs...the 10 most innovative and creative programs in the field today plus the top 20 Executive MBA programs; highlights the top programs by subject and functional area, and tells you which companies favor which programs; features dozens of charts and tables that give you basic facts on entrance requirements, costs, and curricula at a glance; details which programs are the strongest for on-the-job practicality, and which are best for long-term career development; and offers tips on how to convince your company to send you to one of these elite programs. Candid, often surprising, and always reliable, Business Week's Guide to the Best Executive Education Programs is the only book that gives fast-rising managers - and the companies who spend literally billions of dollars each year on their tuition - the bottom-line story on exactly what they're getting, and what kind of "payback" they can expect, for their time and money.

Greene, Cynthia

Management & Leadership

McGraw=Hill

Based on independent research, interviews with programme participants, corporate customers, and the business schools themselves, and the report-card rankings of "Business Week", this guide surveys the current state of executive education, assesses programmes for executives by subject and functional area, and profiles the best of them. Reports, charts and tables provide basic information on entrance requirements, costs, and curricula. Rankings show which programmess yield best results in terms of specific jobs or long-term career development.

"Business Week" Guide to the Best Business Schools - Third Edition

A Business Week Guide: The Best Business Schools (Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools)

Discusses the advantages of an MBA, offers advice on school selection and application, and rates the top twenty

Business Week's the Best Business Schools

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Books by Byrne, John A.

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Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple

Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple : A Journey of Adventure, Ideas, and the Future

Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-at-Any-Price

Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-at-Any-Price

Business Week's Guide to the Best Business Schools (Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools)

Business Week's Guide to the Best Business Schools: Schools (Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools)

Business Week's Guide to the Best Executive Education Programs

Business Week's Guide to the Best Executive Education Programs

A Business Week Guide: The Best Business Schools (Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools)

Business Week's the Best Business Schools