Why Most Things Fail (Record no. 39934)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20150311200600.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780375424052 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Item number | ORM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ormerod, Paul |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16654 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Why Most Things Fail |
| Remainder of title | evolution extinction and economics |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Ormerod, Paul |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Pantheon Books |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 255 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | About the Book:With the same originality and astuteness that marked his widely praised Butterfly Economics, Paul Ormerod now examines the “Iron Law of Failure” as it applies to business and government–and explains what can be done about it.<br/><br/>“Failure is all around us,” asserts Ormerod. For every General Electric–still going strong after more than one hundred years–there are dozens of businesses like Central Leather, which was one of the world’s largest companies in 1912 but was liquidated in 1952. Ormerod debunks conventional economic theory–that the world economy ticks along in perfect equilibrium according to the best-laid plans of business and government–and delves into the reasons for the failure of brands, entire companies, and public policies. Inspired by recent advances in evolutionary theory and biology, Ormerod illuminates the ways in which companies and policy-setting sectors of government behave much like living organisms: unless they evolve, they die. But he also makes clear how desirable social and economic outcomes may be achieved when individuals, companies and governments adapt in response to the actual behavior and requirements of their customers and constituents. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Sucess in Business, Evolution (Biology), Extinction (Biology), Economics, Business Failures, Economics |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16655 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Library Annexe | Library Annexe | New Leaf | 24.95 | 338.74/ORM/11129374 | 11129374 | 01/06/2018 | 10/02/2015 |