The Great Game of Business: The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company

Intheearly1980s,SpringfieldRemanufacturingCorporation(SRC)inSpringfield,Missouri,wasanearbankruptdivisionofInternationalHarvester.Todayit'soneofthemostsuccessfulandcompetitivecompaniesintheUnitedStates,withashareprice3000timeswhatitwasthirtyyearsago.Thismiracleturnaroundisalldowntooneman,JackStack,andhisrevolutionarysystemofOpen-BookManagement,inwhicheveryemployeeunderstandsthecompany'skeyfigures,canactonthemandhasarealstakeinthebusiness.InStack'sownwords:'Whenemployeesthink,actandfeellikeowners...everybodywins.'Asamanagementstrategy,'thegreatgameofbusiness'issosimpleandeffectivethatit'sbeentakenupbycompaniesfromInteltoHarleyDavidson.