A portrait of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison examines the visionary management that led Oracle to the heights of the high-tech world, as well as the ruthless, freewheeling style that could threaten the company's very survival.
An in-depth portrait of Oracle CEO Larry Elliosn provides an incisive study of the visionary management that led Oracle to the heights of the high-tech world, as well as the ruthless, freewheeling style could threaten the company's very survival. 20,000 first printing.
Karen Southwick's unauthorized account provides the full story of Larry Ellison's brilliant, controversial career. Ellison's drive and fierce ambition created Oracle out of the dust and built it into one of America's great technology companies, but his unpredictable management style keeps it constantly on the edge of both success and disaster. The hostile bid for PeopleSoft is just the most recent example. With one clever strategic move, Larry Ellison threw much of the business software field into play.
