The most extraordinary feature of the collapse of the Rolls Royce was its shocking suddenness. Not even the members of the Board predicted the collapse untill few days before the end. The same is true of the crash of the Penn Central.
This analytical and constructive book will be invalueable for all those who are concerned with the continued helth of the companies: managers hwo run them, employees who work for them, invenstors and bankers who trust their maoney to them, and politicians and civil servants who may have to rescue them when they fail. (cited from the book jacket)