TY - BOOK AU - Freeman,Allyn TI - The leadership genius of Alfred P. Sloan: invaluable lessons on business, management, and leadership for today's manager SN - 0071457968 (hbk.) U1 - 658 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Sloan, Alfred P. KW - Industrial management KW - United States KW - Success in business KW - Leadership KW - Management KW - Businesspeople KW - Biography KW - Politics and government KW - 2001- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 235) and index; Preface. - Acknowledgments. - Ch. 1: The Great Accomplishment: The Sloan System. - Ch. 2: Dissent, Disagreement, and Conflict. - Ch. 3: Offering the Customer Choices. - Ch. 4: Facts Determine Decisions. - Ch. 5: The Need for International Business. - Ch. 6: Building a Professional Staff. - Ch. 7: Complementary and Ancillary Businesses. - Ch. 8: The Decentralized Organization and Financial Controls. - Ch. 9: Dealers and Distribution. - Ch. 10: Corporate Image: Advertising and Public Relations. - Ch. 11: Doing the Right Thing: The Sloan Way. - Notes. - Bibliography. - Index ER -