DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Contents
5. Illustrations
6. Preface
7. Acknowledgments
8. 1. Purpose and Overview
9. 2. Three Developmental Streams
10. part one: THE CREATION OF A CULTURE OF INNOVATION
    1. 3. Ken Olsen, the Scientist-Engineer
    2. 4. Ken Olsen, the Leader and Manager
    3. 5. Ken Olsen, the Salesman-Marketer
    4. 6. DEC’s Cultural Paradigm
    5. 7. DEC’s “Other” Legacy
    6. 8. DEC’s Impact on the Evolution of Organization Development
11. part two: THE STREAMS DIVERGE, CAUSING AN ORGANIZATIONAL MIDLIFE CRISIS
    1. 9. The Impact of Changing Technology
    2. 10. The Impact of Success, Growth, and Age
    3. 11. Learning Efforts Reveal Cultural Strengths and Rigidities
    4. 12. The Turbulent 1980s
    5. 13. The Beginning of the End
12. part three: LESSONS AND LEGACIES
    1. 14. Obvious Lessons and Subtle Lessons
    2. 15. The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation
13. Appendixes
    1. A. DEC’s Technical Legacy
    2. B. DEC Manufacturing
    3. C. DEC, the First Knowledge Organization
    4. D. Digital: The Strategic Failure
    5. E. What Happened? A Postscript
14. References
15. Index
16. About the Author