DEC is dead, Long Live DEC

The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation

Edgar H. Schein

317 pages, parution le 20/09/2004

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The Inside Storyof the Rise and Fait of DEC

DEC-Digital Equipment Corporation-was one of the pioneering companies of thé computer age, making its mark with major innovations including the minicomputer, networking, the concept of distributed Computing, speech recognition, and more. Yet thé company ultimately failed as a business.

In a real-life story that reads like a classical tragedy, DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC shows that the very culture responsible for DEC's early rise also led to its downfall. Author Edgar Schein, who was a high-level consultant to DEC throughout its history, had unparalleled access to the company's story as it unfolded over the course of four decades. Schein and his coauthors tell the inside story of DEC's mythic rise and fall.

In this era of post-dot.com meltdown, raging debate about companies "built to last" vs. "built to sell," and more entrepreneurial startups than ever, the story of DEC is the ultimate case study.

L'auteur - Edgar H. Schein

EDGAR H. SCHEIN is professor of management at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the founders of the field of organizational development, Schein has authored numerous books and consults with organizations worldwide. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Purpose and Overview
Three Developmental Streams: A Model for Deciphering the Lessons of the DEC Story

The creation of a culture of innovation : the technology, organization, and culture streams are one and the same

Ken Olsen, the Scientist-Engineer
Ken Olsen, the Leader and Manager
Ken Olsen, the Salesman-Marketer
DEC's Cultural Paradigm
DEC's "Other" Legacy: The Development of Leaders Tracy C. Gibbons
DEC's Impact on the Evolution of Organization Development

The Streams Diverge, Causing An Organizational Midlife Crisis

The Impact of Changing Technology Paul Kampas
The Impact of Success, Growth, and Age
Learning Efforts Reveal Cultural Strengths and Rigiditie
The Turbulent 1980s: Peaking but Weakening
The Beginning of the End:
Ken Olsen's Final Efforts to Save DEC

Lessons And Legacies

Obvious Lessons and Subtle Lessons
The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation

Appendixes

A. DEC's Technical Legacy
B. DEC Manufacturing: Contributions Made and Lessons Learned Michael Sonduck
C. DEC, the First Knowledge Organization A 1991 Memo by Debra Rogers Amidon
D. Digital: The Stratégie Failure Peter DeLisi
E. What Happened? A Postscript Gordon Bell

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Éditeur(s)	Berrett-Koehler
Auteur(s)	Edgar H. Schein
Parution	20/09/2004
Nb. de pages	317
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	479g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781576753057
ISBN13	978-1-57675-305-7