Harold Geneen

The former Chairman of the Board of ITT provides an informative and experienced look at the principles and practices of good business management

Harold Geneen, a world-renowned business manager in his day who turned a faltering ITT into a giant conglomerate dealing with everything from 'Wonder Bread' to Avis cars-while sales skyrocketed from $766 million to $22 billion. His management techniques were so successful that ITT was dubbed "Geneen University". Harold Geneen was president and CEO of ITT from 1959 to 1977. Part biographical, part management theory, Managing by Harold Geneen with Alvin Moscow is a study in management methods most commonly associated with the 1970s.

The business genius who turned a few small corporations into the $22 billion industrial empire known as ITT shares his observations about what is wrong with American companies today and how every American citizen can help fix the problems.

Harold Geneen is widely hailed as one of the greatest innovators the business world has ever known. In his final book, the father of the conglomerate who called himself "just plain Harold" took on the popular beliefs and practices in the business world today, and championed the no-nonsense values that served him so well. The result is the equivalent of a master class with one of the most accomplished businessmen of our time.

Provides an informative, experienced look at the principles and practices of good business management