Not a get-rich-quick book--and that's a good thing!

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	• The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company (Your Coach in ... Charles G. Koch Your Coach in a Box, 2008 average customer review:based on 69 reviews view larger image
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Excellent business book

It's rare that a good book on business principles is written. Usually books are written by personalities looking to capitalize on fame. This book by Mr. Koch is very different. There isn't the grandstanding you've been used to with business books, it's a straightforward discussion and analysis of how attention to free markets can drive business decisions. Rather than rely on arbitrary decision making, there's a thorough analytical discussion of how market forces helped drive Koch's companies to where they are today. You can't argue with success! This book should be used as an educational tool in universities around the United States and the World. I'd recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone interested in starting a business career or any successful person looking to take their business to the next level.

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Not a get-rich-quick book--and that's a good thing!

As someone who wants to see classical liberal policy ideas get out to the kind of people who read books on management, I think the book is fantastic. I like the way he drops "the French writer Frederic Bastiat" into the middle of the chapter on virture and talents. Now, if I were reading the book as someone who wanted to get-rich-quick, I'm not sure I would have learned anything that I feel would get me there. If I were that kind of reader, I would probably be intrigued by the paragraph on page 66 about the kinds of "intensive, systematic, global study" that Koch Industries does, and I would be wondering, "When is he going to tell me HOW to do that kind of study?" Of course, I don't really believe that get-rich-quick is a viable lifestyle... So, I think it's a great book for someone starting off in business, or for someone getting an MBA--or for someone who has lost his bearings (and/or principles/ethics) and who needs to step back and look again at his vocation as a creator of value.

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Business Science Applied

Mr. Koch has provided a thoughtful and concise summary of the thinking behind the long-term growth and innovation of Koch Industries. The book is easy to read and full of useful ways for comprehensively leading organizational improvements. It is not a prescription for what to do, per se, but a description of various science-based applications that are appropriate for human behavior and decision management. The models are easy-to-understand applications of well-known science, and he relates these to his real business experiences. The book is an excellent source for thinking about competitive environments, organizational complexity, and business strategy. It should be read by business managers, as well as those who oversee government--it is an excellent reminded of the standards by which all organizations should operate.

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Charisma & MBM

Charles Koch's "The Science of Success" is more art than science. A more appropriate title would be "The Principles of Success." Koch outlines what has made his company the world's largest private company fusing best practices in busines with disciplines within the Humanities.

There is even a small nugget that most readers would miss about Koch's connection with J. Howard Marshall II. Mr. Marshall is the elderly gentleman who married the late actress, Anna Nicole Smith, that embroiled into a fight over his riches.

Of course, Koch doesn't bring this out in his book (and shouldn't), but the relevancy to Pop Culture shouldn't be missed.

Edward Brown
Core Edge Image & Charisma Institute, Inc.

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The Science of Success

Charlie is a classmate of mine. He hits the nail on the head.If more corporations would use his Market Based Management this country would become a lot stronger.

David H. Nevin

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