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The most famous corporations in the world recline at their peril on the analyst's couch in Richard Milton's unique book. Providing insights into corporate behaviour and relationships with the public, based on the premise that companies operate from motives of which they are scarcely consciously aware, Milton uses memorable case studies to demonstrate which companies are sick and how they can be treated.Discover the truth about how Coca Cola changed its taste, how McDonalds silenced its critics, how the Secret Service blew its own cover, how Perrier lost its mystique and how Hoover got 'sucked in'. Learn how to diagnose the healthy corporation from the sick with an invaluable points scoring system that will leave you in no doubt as to whom you can trust. Whether you own or work for a Bad Company, or bank on their product, this book is for you. AUTHBIO: Richard Milton has been a writer, journalist and broadcaster since 1968. In a lifetime of business journalism, he has reported on many hundreds of Britain's largest companies and interviewed their senior executives. Bad Company tells the stories that didn't get published. Milton's previous books, Alternative Science and Shattering the Myths of Darwinism, sparked heated controversy.
Synopsis
The most famous corporations in the world recline at their peril on the analyst's couch in Richard Milton's unique book. Providing insights into corporate behaviour and relationships with the public, based on the premise that companies operate from motives of which they are scarcely consciously aware, Milton uses memorable case studies to demonstrate which companies are sick and how they can be treated. Discover the truth about how Coca Cola changed its taste, how McDonalds silenced its critics, how the Secret Service blew its own cover, how Perrier lost its mystique and how Hoover got 'sucked in'. Learn how to diagnose the healthy corporation from the sick with an invaluable points scoring system that will leave you in no doubt as to whom you can trust. Whether you own or work for a Bad Company, or bank on their product, this book is for you.
