Download or read book Why Good Companies Go Bad and how Great Managers Remake Them written by Donald Norman Sull and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised edition of Revival of the Fittest published in Harvard Business Review's "OnPoint" feature in 2003. Sull (formerly at Harvard Business School; now at London Business School) emphasizes making/honoring/remaking commitments as an attribute behind great managers and businesses. He presents case examples, data on commitment life cycles and risks, and a Commitment Inventory. Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).