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The Adaptive Corporation
by Toffler, Alvin. Shapiro, Marilyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine copy in near fine(-), unclipped jacket; DJ lightly curled at the edges; faintest edge and corner wear; no tears; board are
- ISBN 10
- 0070649669
- ISBN 13
- 9780070649668
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985. Fine copy in near fine(-), unclipped jacket; DJ lightly curled at the edges; faintest edge and corner wear; no tears; board are lightly dust soiled and sunned at the very edges; o/w cloth is clean; pages are like new: clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of leaves are clean; boards are free of bumps; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy.. Octavo in red cloth and mustard yellow papers in white dust jacket; 217 pages ; 24 cm. In English. || Contents: The museum of corporate dinosaurs -- -- What Theodore Vail knew (1885-1950) -- The pink princess policy (1950-1970) -- The super-industrial communications market -- The management of surprise -- A model of super-industrialism -- What Theodore Vail did not know -- A temporary goal -- Organizational problems -- Modular functions -- Framework functions -- Appendixes. Alternative strategies for public participation -- Partial list of individuals consulted.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86016
- Title
- The Adaptive Corporation
- Author
- Toffler, Alvin. Shapiro, Marilyn
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in near fine(-), unclipped jacket; DJ lightly curled at the edges; faintest edge and corner wear; no tears; board are
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0070649669
- ISBN 13
- 9780070649668
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Corporations, United States, Industrial management, Enterprises
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business;
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About the Seller
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- O/W
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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- Edges
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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