Research Catalog

Title

The SAIC solution : how we built an $8 billion employee-owned technology company / J. Robert Beyster ; with Peter Economy.

Author

Beyster, J. Robert, 1924-2014.

Publication

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2007], ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Economy, Peter.

Description

xviii, 222 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"For more than three decades, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - the largest employee-owned research and technology company in the United States - has achieved unparalleled success in the areas of science, engineering, and technology, all while flying well below the radar of most casual business observers." "As the founder of SAIC, Dr. L. Robert Beyster has played an important role in the emergence of this company. And now, in The SAIC Solution, Beyster - with the help of business author Peter Economy - reveals how his vision of an employee-owned organization, run according to key principles that encourage entrepreneurship and accountability, allowed SAIC to become one of the most successful research and technology companies in the world." "With this book as your guide, you'll quickly realize the uniqueness of SAIC's approach to business and discover how the groundbreaking principles and practices used by the company can readily be transferred to almost any industry."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Engineering firms > United States > History
• Science Applications International Corporation
• Employee ownership > United States
• High technology industries > United States
• High technology industries > Management

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index.

Contents

1. The result : an $8 billion business success -- 2. The culture : people first -- 3. The vision : freedom (with strings attached) -- 4. The mission : from science to solutions -- 5. The glue : employee ownership -- 6. The system : participation in decision making -- 7. The organization : organized for growth -- 8. The plan : no grand plan -- 9. The pitch : everyone a sales person -- 10. The loop : feedback and lessons learned -- 11. The wild card : experiment constantly -- 12. The bottom line : expect reasonable profit and stock price growth -- 13. The challenge : governance - sustainability or transition? -- 14. The future : new beginnings -- About the Foundation for Enterprise Development -- App. SAIC time line -- App. SAIC principles and practices.

ISBN

• 9780470097526 (cloth)
• 0470097523 (cloth)

LCCN

2006037900

OCLC

• OCM76820653
• 76820653
• SCSB-8412906

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries