Tables, Figures and Exhibits Preface Acknowledgements The Authors Introduction: The Transitions Needed to Keep a Growing Firm Successful
Part One: A Framework For Developing Successful Organizations
1. How to Build Successful Companies: The Pyramid Of Organizational Development
2. Identifying And Surviving The First Four Stages Of Organizational Growth
3. Recognizing Growing Pains And Assessing The Need For Change
Part Two: Management Strategies For Each Stage Of Organizational Growth
4. The New Venture And Expansion Stages
5. The Professionalizing Stage: Developing Management Systems
6. The Consolidation Stage: Managing The Corporate Culture
Part Three: Mastering The Tools Of Professional Management
7. Strategic Planning
8. Organizational Structure
9. Management Development
10. Organizational Control Systems
11. Effective Leadership
12. Corporate Culture Management
Part Four: Role Of The Entrepreneur In A Growing And Changing Company
13. Managing The Advanced Stages Of Growth: A Preview Of Future Challenges
14. The Transition Ceos Must Make To Survive Beyond The Entrepreneurial Stage
References: Key Resources For Further Information Endnotes Index