1999
First Published
3.89
Average Rating
416
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Before there was Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling at Enron, before Bernie Ebbers at WorldCom, or Dennis Kozlowski at Tyco, there was Al Dunlap—the notorious business executive whose actions foreshadowed a ruinous period in business when illusion seemed to matter more than reality. Al Dunlap—a.k.a. "Chainsaw Al" — was ruthless in downsizing corporations for short-term shareholder profit. While reviled on Main Street, Dunlap was loved on Wall Street for bringing huge returns to investors and shareholders ... until the dark side of his actions began to emerge. With a new afterword by the author—Business Week writer John A. Byrne—Chainsaw dramatically documents the rise and fall of Dunlap, the havoc he wreaked on companies and people's lives, and how he came to power in the first place.
Avg Rating
3.89
Number of Ratings
63
5 STARS
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Author
John A. Byrne
Author · 4 books
John A. Byrne is executive editor of BusinessWeek. Previously, Byrne was editor-in-chief of Fast Company. Before that, he worked for BusinessWeek for nearly 18 years, rising to senior writer. Byrne launched the magazine's ground-breaking rankings of business schools, best and worst corporate boards, and most generous philanthropists. Byrne is the author of eight books, including The New York Times best-seller Jack: Straight from the Gut, with former General Electric Chief Executive Jack Welch. Byrne has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and an undergrad degree from William Paterson College in New Jersey.
