Megan Glavaz5/15/14Chef CoryGood to Great: Why Some Businesses Make the Leap and Others Don'tThere are countless small businesses that fail because they lack a “Wow”!” factor. In the book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make it and Others Don't, the author, Jim Collins, takes a deep look at the differences between highly successful companies like Kroger and Philip Morris and those that, unfortunately, cease to exist. It delves into topics such as the finances, employee attitudes, and operating practices of these companies. The book begins with Collins describing the research he and his team did to write this book. The main factor in the selection process was the “growth period” and whether these companies were able to maintain monetary success over a long period of time (Collins, 2001). Once the selection process was complete, organizations selected to continue this process included, but were not limited to: Walgreens, Wells Fargo, Gillette, Fannie Mae, and Nucor. In the second chapter of the book, Collins co...