Augustine's Laws, Sixth Edition [Hardcover]

Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation N. Augustine (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1563472406 | ISBN-13: 978-1563472404 | Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | Edition: 6th

A top chief executive looks at the complexities and conundrums of today's business management and offers solutions. Augustine sets forth 52 laws that cover every area of business in an entertaining, informative manner.

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About the Author

Norman R. Augustine is Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the nation's largest aerospace/defense corporation and among the top thirty firms on the Fortune 500 List. He has held numerous high-level posts in government and private industry, including Undersecretary of the Army and Vice President of LTV Corporation, Chairman of the Council of Governors of the American Red Cross, and President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mr. Augustine has five times received the Department of Defense's highest civilian award, the Distinguished Service Medal, holds 13 honorary degrees, and has authored or coauthored three books. He lives in Potomac, Maryland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 395 pages
• Publisher: AIAA; 6th edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563472406
• ISBN-13: 978-1563472404
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening and entertaining, September 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Augustine's Laws, Sixth Edition (Hardcover)

I would not have ever expected to find myself laughing out loud, nor even smiling often while reading a book that discusses government projects and corporations who contract them. Norman Augustine provides a clear and critical insight into the corporate-government affairs world with just enough graphs and charts to make it comprehensible yet not overbearing. I found it as light reading - which is a virtue on it's own when reading about such complex a subject.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Augustine's Laws is simply a must have, must read!, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Augustine's Laws, Sixth Edition (Hardcover)

Norm Augustine has captured the government defense aerospace industry "sprawling on a pin" for dissection. In one particularly humorous bit he points out that just when the aerospace industry's trend to more and more expensive combat aircraft looked like it might be stalled since adding weight is anathema to aircraft -- along came something expensive and weightless to fill the gap -- software! This is one terrific book! Just the figure showing there is no correlation between what executives are paid and the performance of their companies is worth the price of admission.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dilbert's Ancestor?..., October 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Augustine's Laws, Sixth Edition (Hardcover)

Accurate, Funny, and informative. This book captures the real (and not so real) world of government and other large projects spot on. Having been on both sides (NASA and contractor), there be truth in this wit. Enjoy. To be appreciated, best read while sitting on a $600 toilet seat.