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“In Search of Excellence” Revisited

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I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. Inflation was in double digits while productivity and personal income were stagnant — an economic condition that became known as stagflation. Avoiding top-heavy executive ranks and organizational bureaucracy.

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