DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC

Explore the fascinating story of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), one of the pioneering companies of the computer age. From creating the minicomputer and networking to speech recognition and distributed computing, DEC was a major innovator and number two computer maker behind IBM. However, despite its early successes, DEC ultimately failed as a business and was sold to Compaq Corporation. In this book, author Edgar H. Schein, who consulted for DEC, provides unparalleled access to all the major players and events, and explains how the company's unique organizational culture both gave it important advantages and ultimately led to its downfall. Discover how DEC's culture still influences organizations today, making this the ultimate case study for the era of post-dot.com meltdown and more entrepreneurial startups than ever.