{"product_id":"charles-koch-good-profit-2015-paperback-1","title":"Charles Koch: Good Profit [2015] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1961, Charles Koch joined his father's Wichita-based company, then valued at $21 million. Six years later, following his father's death, he was named chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Today, Koch Industries' estimated worth is $100 billion -  making it one of the largest private companies in the world. Koch exceeds the S\u0026amp;P 500's five-decade growth by 27-fold, and plans to double its value on average every six years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What exactly does this company do and why is it so remarkably profitable? While you won't find the Koch name on your stain-resistant carpet, stretch denim jeans, the connectors in your smartphone or your baby's ultra-absorbent diapers, Charles Koch's Market-Based Management (R) system, intended to generate \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003egood \u003c\/i\u003eprofit\u003c\/b\u003e, drove these innovations and many more.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood profit results from products and services that customers vote for freely with their money; products that help improve people's lives.  It results from a culture where employees are empowered to act entrepreneurially to discover customer preferences and the best ways to satisfy them. Good profit is the earnings that follow when \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003elong-term value is created for everyone - customers, employees, shareholders and society\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Readers will learn to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*  Craft a \u003cb\u003evision \u003c\/b\u003efor how a business can thrive in spite of disruption and ever-changing consumer values\u003cbr\u003e*  Find and retain a workforce possessing both \u003cb\u003evirtue and talent\u003c\/b\u003e (the first being the more important)\u003cbr\u003e*  Award employees with \u003cb\u003eownership and decision rights\u003c\/b\u003e based on their comparative advantages and proven contributions, rather than job title\u003cbr\u003e*  Motivate all employees to maximise their contributions with \u003cb\u003eeffectively structured incentives\u003c\/b\u003e so employees' compensation is limited only by the value they create - not budgets or company-wide policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emust-read for any leader, entrepreneur or student\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as those who want a more civil, fair and prosperous society, GOOD PROFIT is destined to rank as one of the greatest management books of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koch, Charles","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48933938135379,"sku":"XV80349411583","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/koch-charles-charles-koch-good-profit-2015-paperback-xv80349411583-58801722818899.jpg?v=1727832364","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/charles-koch-good-profit-2015-paperback-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}