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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787007803321

Autore

Oliver Dave <1941->

Titolo

Against the tide : Rickover's leadership principles and the rise of the nuclear Navy / / Dave Oliver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61251-783-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Classificazione

HIS027150HIS027000HIS027110

Disciplina

359.0092

Soggetti

Admirals - United States

Nuclear submarines - United States - History - 20th century

Nuclear warships - United States - Safety measures - History

Marine nuclear reactor plants - United States - Safety measures - History

Leadership - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Why Rickover Is Important ; 2. Challenes Rickover Faced; 3. Planning for Success; 4. Inadvertent Consequences; 5. Talent Repurcussions ; 6. Escaping Responsibility ; 7. The Danger of Culture ; 8. Future Shadows ; 9. Knowing You, Knowing Me ; 10. Wooing and WInning ; 11. Innovation and Process; 12. Elephant Instincts; 13. Genetics ; 14. Never Beat a Compass So True ; 15. Renaissance Man ; 16. Innovation and Change; 17. A Culture of Adaptation ; Afterword: Memorial Day; Notes; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

"Drawn from a wealth of untold stories, Against the Tide is a leadership book that illustrates how Adm. Hyman Rickover was the innovative driving force behind America's nuclear submarine navy and how he revolutionized naval warfare in the latter half of the twentieth century. Rickover's single-minded focus on safety protected Americans from nuclear contamination, a record that contrasts with the dozens of nuclear reactor accidents suffered by the Russians. While Rickover has been the subject of numerous biographies, little has been written about



his unique management practices; however, Dave Oliver had the good fortune to know and to serve under Rickover during much of his thirty-year career in the Navy and is singularly qualified to explain the management and leadership principles behind Rickover's success"--