TY - BOOK AU - Brafman,Ori AU - Beckstrom,Rod A. TI - The starfish and the spider: the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations SN - 1591841437 AV - HD 50 .B73 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Portfolio KW - Decentralization in management KW - Organizational behavior KW - Success in business N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index; Introduction --; 1; MGM's mistake and the Apache mystery --; 2; The spider, the starfish, and the president of the Internet --; 3; A sea of starfish --; 4; Standing on five legs --; 5; The hidden power of the catalyst --; 6; Taking on decentralization --; 7; The combo special : the hybrid organization --; 8; In search of the sweet spot --; 9; The new world --; Sources --; Acknowledgments --; Index N2 - Includes information on Alcoholics Anonymous, al Qaeda, Amazon, Animal Liberation Front, Apaches, eBay, General Motors, Goodwill Industries, Google, Grokster, Kazaa, music piracy, Napster, P2P (peer to peer) services, Quakers, record industry, U.S. Supreme Court, Wikipedia, etc UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2006046262-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2006046262-d.html ER -