Written in clear, non-technical language, this resource for executives and investors describes a new forecasting approach for predicting turning points in business and market cycles up to 18 months in
When a new project is handed to you, you can use this guide to help juggle the gamut of tasks required to get the job done. The handy tools and checklists offer guidance on how to identify necessary r
Teams can be a driving force for organizational performance--and managers can play a key role in teams' ultimate success or failure. Highlighting the latest research on team development and dynamics--
Discusses the advantages of having a work force commited to the organization, and discusses common personnel practices that lead to the opposite result
Teams are the key to improving performance in all kinds of organizations. Yet today's business leaders consistently overlook opportunities to exploit their potential, confusing teams with teamwork, e
Successful innovation demands more than a good strategic plan; it requires creative improvisation. Much of the "serious play" that leads to breakthrough innovations is increasingly linked to experimen
Future economic growth lies in the value of experiences and transformations--good and services are no longer enough. We are on the threshold, say authors Pine and Gilmore, of the Experience Economy, a
The Entrepreneurial Mindset offers a refreshingly practical blueprint for thinking and acting in environments that are fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain. It provides both a guide to e
A guided tour of the progressive new strategies that contribute to the purpose of our businesses and the prosperity of our communities,Common Interest, Common Good is a convincing, deeply felt book by
Good reputations, says Charles Fombrun, create wealth. In this thoroughly accessible book, Fombrun shows that by developing strong and consistent images, well-regarded companies generate hidden assets
They make up nearly one-third of all Americans living today. Born after 1980, they're now pouring into the work world with values, aspirations, and approaches that differ markedly from their parents--
As a top executive, you've almost certainly forged strategic alliances with other companies. Some of these deals have worked--but many others have likely failed. In fact, companies worldwide launch mo
In today's information-flooded world, the scarcest resource is not ideas or even talent: it's attention. In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Davenport and John Beck argue that unless companies learn
Beinhocker (a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm) has written this work in order to introduce a broad audience to what he believes is a revolutionary new paradigm i
A century-old strategy holds the secret to toppling corporate giants. 'In a world where advantage increasingly depends upon movement rather than position, "Judo Strategy" drills home the ultimate prin
Newly updated, this comprehensive text covers basic concepts and emerging issues on entrepreneurship. Emphasizing that new venture creation requires planning and skill as well as inspiration, these re
First described by the author in a 2003 book of the same name, "Open Innovation" is a business paradigm in which firms import external ideas for use in their own businesses and also allow their un-uti
Interpreting the results of a 1997 survey of 77 large American companies, three people from an Atlanta-based consulting company argue that it is not the processes of human relations that distinguish h
"A guide for anyone who wants to engage the Chinese in cooperative endeavor." ? "Foreign Affairs." Ming-Jer Chen takes readers "Inside Chinese Business" to reveal the social and cultural values that u