一个有趣的研究使这本书与其他管理书籍区别开来。作者将一组存在五十年以上的、被当代CEO普遍评价为“高瞻远瞩公司”与另一组同行业的、同样优秀但整体地位不如前者的“对照公司”相比,看看前者比后者胜在何处。比如波间公司之于麦道公司、通用电气之于西屋、惠普之于德州仪器。作者说,它们好比金牌公司和银牌公司。 An interesting study distinguishes this book from other management books. The authors compare a group of more than 50-year-old “CEO” CEOs generally rated as “far-sighted companies” with another “comparable company” of the same industry that is equally good but of less overall position than the former Where is the winner? For example, wave company in the McDonnell Douglas, General Electric in Westinghouse, HP in Texas Instruments. The authors say they are like gold and silver companies.