TY - BOOK AU - Paul,Dan AU - Cox,Jeff TI - The cure: enterprise medicine for business: a novel for managers SN - 0471268305 AV - HD31 .P38 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Hoboken PB - John Wiley KW - Management KW - Leadership KW - Organizational effectiveness N1 - Management; Business N2 - Story of the fictional Essential Corporation, a company with a proud history but a lot of hidden problems barring it from a promising future. Once the leader of its industry, Essential Corporation has lost its way. Its flagship product line is being rendered a commodity by competition. One huge retail account is diverting attention away from smaller, traditional customers. Suspicion and blame are dividing departments. Worst of all, management is in denial, with some managers hiding problems rather than working to solve them, while others struggle to preserve the status quo rather than move forward to new opportunities ER -