A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference

Tom Peters. Warner Books, $10.95 (575pp) ISBN 978-0-446-38348-6

Peters (coauthor of In Search of Excellence and Austin (coauthor of The Assertive Woman urge managers to adopt a policy of ""management by wandering around,'' in order to listen to and later act upon the suggestions and complaints of suppliers, distributors, consumersand one's own employees. PW recommended executives to invest in this ``superb book on business management.''(August)

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