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The authors acknowledge that they have drawn on a great many sources to write this narrative, and as it would interrupt the narrative to acknowledge every instance, a list of sources is given at the end of each chapter. |
Publisher’s note
Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and authors cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the editor, the publisher or any of the authors.
First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2010 by Kogan Page Limited
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© Jamie Oliver and Tony Goodwin, 2010
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ISBN 978 0 7494 6065 5
E-ISBN 978 0 7494 5965 9
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Oliver, Jamie, 1973–
How they blew it : the CEOs and entrepreneurs behind some of the world’s most catastrophic business failures / Jamie Oliver, Tony Goodwin. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-7494-6065-5 -- ISBN 978-0-7494-5965-9 1. Chief executive officers. 2. Businesspeople. 3. Executive ability. 4. Success in business--Moral and ethical aspects. I. Goodwin, Tony, 1962- II. Title.
HD38.2.O44 2010
338.092′2--dc22
2010020221
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