Publication

2003-06-01 - Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

79,250 words, Guess

Page Count

317 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003041788
  • Goodreads862420
  • LibraryThing610128

Classifications

  • LCCHD9696.2.U64 D543 2003

Description

"DEC is Dead, Long Live DEC tells the 40-year story of DEC's creation, demise, and enduring legacy. Author Edgar Schein consulted to DEC throughout its history and so had unparalleled access to all the major players, and an inside view of all the major events. He shows how the unique organizational culture established by DEC's founder, Ken Olsen, gave the company important competitive advantages in its early years, but later became a hindrance and ultimately led to the company's downfall."--Jacket.

First Sentence

"The story of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) is fundamentally a forty-year saga encompassing the creation of a new technology, the building of a company that became the number two computer company in the United States with $14 billion in sales at its p"

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