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The key concepts of "SuperCorp" revolve around identifying and explaining how certain companies, termed "vanguard companies," achieve success by balancing growth with positive attributes. These companies are described as being big yet human, efficient yet innovative, and global yet local [Passage 1, Passage 2]. The core question the book addresses is how a company can grow without becoming a "lumbering, corrupt giant" [Passage 2].
"SuperCorp" draws on a three-year worldwide research program and presents examples of companies like IBM, Procter & Gamble, Cemex, and Omron as models for businesses to follow. These models help companies stay on track, outperform competitors, and attract talent [Passage 2]. Furthermore, the book demonstrates a synergy between financial success and social conscience, suggesting that only these "vanguard companies" will succeed in the future [Passage 2]. The passages do not elaborate further on how these concepts are explained in detail, beyond presenting the core idea and examples.
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ompanies' that are big but human, efficient but innovative, global but local, that will succeed in the future. Categories: Business & Economics Pages: 337 Snippet: Supercorp, based on a three-year worldwide research program, provides the answer to a question crucial to both business and society more broadly: as a company grows, how can it avoid becoming a lumbering, corrupt giant?
Title: Supercorp by Rosabeth Moss Kanter Description: Throughout her extraordinary career, Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter has always pushed the boundaries through her high-level field research, and her breakthrough ideas with practical applications for a broad audience. One of the world's bestselling business thinkers, her work on leadership and change management has influenced the most enlightened and successful executives and entrepreneurs. Supercorp, based on a three-year worldwide research program, provides the answer to a question crucial to both business and society more broadly: as a…