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Arie de Geus (born 1930) is a Dutch business executive and business theorist,〔Witzel, Morgen. ''Fifty key figures in management''. Routledge, 2004. p. 63-65〕 who was the head of Shell Oil Company's Strategic Planning Group and is a public speaker. == Life and work == De Geus was born in Rotterdam in 1930. He joined Royal Dutch/Shell in 1951 and remained there until his retirement in 1989. During his tenure as head of Shell's Strategic Planning Group, the department made important advancements to the ideas of portfolio analysis (i.e. Directional Policy Matrix) and scenario planning. Other key members of the team were Kees van der Heijden, Peter Schwartz, Pierre Wack. Since he retired, Mr. de Geus has been a visiting fellow of London Business School and has worked with MIT's Center for Organizational Learning. With a wealth of experience gained as a top level corporate strategist, Mr. de Geus has earned a reputation as an excellent speaker with great insight into management planning and organizational learning. A popular quote of his: “The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.”〔Senge, Peter M. ''The Fifth Discipline.'' (1990) Doubleday/Currency. New York. p. 4.〕〔See also Adrian de Geus (1998) as cited in: Lesley Partridge (1999) ''Creating Competitive Advantage with HRM''. p. 128〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arie de Geus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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