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Book SynopsisStrategic Management: Text and Cases, Eleventh edition, written by authors Dess, McNamara, Eisner, and Sauerwald continues its tradition of being readable, relevant, and rigorous. Its engaging writing style minimizes jargon to maximize readability.  It provides examples from management practice and societal themes including environmental sustainability, ethics, globalization, entrepreneurship, and data analytics to make the content relevant.  It draws on the latest research by management scholars and insights from executives to balance accessibility with rigor. They provide separate chapters on the role of intellectual assets in value creation (Ch. 4), entrepreneurial strategy and competitive dynamics (Ch. 8), and fostering entrepreneurship in established organizations (Ch. 12). This version includes all the text and 38 cases. Table of ContentsPART 1: STRATEGIC ANALYSIS Chapter 1: Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages Chapter 2: Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm Chapter 3: Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm Chapter 4: Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources PART 2: STRATEGIC FORMULATION Chapter 5: Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value through Diversification Chapter 7: International Strategy: Creating Value in Global MarketsChapter 8: Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics PART 3: STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION Chapter 9: Strategic Control and Corporate Governance Chapter 10: Creating Effective Organizational Designs Chapter 11: Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization Chapter 12: Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship PART 4: CASE ANALYSIS Chapter 13: Analyzing Strategic Management CasesCases: 1. Robin Hood 2. The Global Casino Industry: Emerging from the Pandemic 3. Theorybridge.com: Making Academic Research Relevant to Practitioners 4. Dirty Laundry in the Fast Fashion Industry: H&M's Dilemma 5. Pocket Radar: The Disruptive Innovator in the Sports Radar Gun Market 6. Haribo and the Gummi Bear Business: A Sticky Situation 7. Coinbase Global Inc. 8. Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton 9. Southwest Airlines: Can “Luv” Be a Competitive Advantage? 10. JetBlue in 2022 11. Emirates Airline 12. Ford: Traveling Two Roads 13. General Motors: Plugging In? 14. Lime: Is E-Bike Sharing the Next Uber? 15. WW in 2022: Can Weight Watchers Shape Up? 16. The Boston Beer Company: Competition is Brewing 17. Heineken 18. Tata Starbucks: A New Brew for India?

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Book Synopsis New tools for managing complexityDoes your organization manage complexity by making things more complicated? If so, you are not alone.According to The Boston Consulting Group’s fascinating Complexity Index, business complexity has increased sixfold during the past sixty years. And, all the while, organizational complicatedness—that is, the number of structures, processes, committees, decision-making forums, and systems—has increased by a whopping factor of thirty-five. In their attempt to respond to the increasingly complex performance requirements they face, company leaders have created an organizational labyrinth that makes it more and more difficult to improve productivity and to pursue innovation. It also disengages and demotivates the workforce.Clearly it’s time for leaders to stop trying to manage complexity with their traditional tools and instead better leverage employees'' intelligence. This book shows you how anTrade Review"Six Simple Rules should be mandatory reading for anyone and everyone charged with a corporate management responsibility..."Articulate, practical, insightful, informed and informative... exceptionally well written, organized, presented, and thoroughly 'user friendly'" -- Midwest Book Review "Innovative and instructive, Six Simple Rules merits a place on the bookshelves of all those who aspire to give a new meaning to their management." -- Business Digest (France) "... an interesting book that prescribes some practical solutions to the problems often seen in organisations." -- Irish Times "Six Simple Rules is a management book, but it also a social science book, an important asset because it will assist you in both understanding the people in your organization and what motivates and inspires them." -- 800 CEO READ "an exceedingly interesting book on a very hot topic!" -- Taking Care of Biz Blog (takingcareofbiz.org) ADVANCE PRAISE for Six Simple Rules: Lamberto Andreotti, CEO, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company-- "Applying the rules of this book will help those looking to increase cooperation while also removing complicatedness in their organizations." Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited-- "We do not want best practices; they are not good enough for us. We want the next practices, and that is what the six simple rules are about." Erhard Friedberg, Professor DDr, h.c. emeritus, Sciences Po, Paris; Professor and Senior Advisor, School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP-Indonesia)-- "This book will prove seminal. It shows the essential contribution that good empirical social sciences can bring to management, how social sciences can be used to seriously analyze and change what people do at work, and the amazing results you can then produce." Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO, LEGO Group-- "What the authors call 'complicatedness' is the plague of modern corporations. To simplify is easy, but the cure may be even worse than the disease. What matters is to simplify without ignoring the new complexity of business. You can do it, thanks to the simple rules."

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Book SynopsisA trio of experts on high-tech business strategy and innovation reveal the principles that have made platform businesses the most valuable firms in the world and the first trillion-dollar companies.Trade Review“The authors authoritatively document the rules and pitfalls of platforms, combining years of research with practical guidelines and real-life examples. A must-read for all operators or participants of existing or future platform businesses.” — Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork “Whether you are a customer wanting to understand the economic logic behind platforms, a business manager wanting to learn platform strategies, or a regulator wanting to become informed about platform governance, this book offers indepth, cogent, and up-to-date answers by three experts who began analyzing platforms when the word wasn’t even known. A true treatise and treasure.” — Bengt Holmstrom, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics and Management at MIT and winner of the 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences “Essential reading for any business trying to compete as a platform or against a platform. Even traditional businesses must understand how to evolve into a platform and partner with other platforms. Sound complicated? This book will help you sort it out.” — Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International “Should every business jump on, surrender to, or be a platform? Should government condemn, regulate, or imitate platform businesses? This book not only answers these questions; it also provides critical understanding of the underpinning and superstructure of platforms. For every business and social leader, this is the go-to book for learning the essential lessons about the business phenomenon of our times.” — Reed Hundt, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and author of A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama’s Defining Decisions “The Business of Platforms should be read by all managers, entrepreneurs, investors, and academics interested in platform businesses. It is rigorous and valuable, yet very readable.” — Richard Schmalensee, former dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management and coauthor of Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms

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Book SynopsisThe concept behind this book is simple and brilliant: find out what makes companies that outperform their peers for decades enjoy that success - and then apply those lessons yourself. Written by multimillion-copy bestselling author, speaker and business management consultant Jim Collins and organizational theorist Jerry Porras, it's the only blueprint you need for sustained business growth.'Built to Last is an unusual business book - seriously researched, unconventional in its conclusions... [It] is well worth reading, particularly by those engaged in trying to reinvigorate our nation's largest enterprises.' -- Wall Street Journal'Outstanding from Jim Collins as always. A definite must-read' -- ***** Reader review'Blew my mind on how to run a business, every leader or business owner should read this book' -- ***** Reader review'Very enlightening!' -- ***** Reader review'This book among top 5 business book I ever read!' -- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************************************'This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book about visionary companies.'Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, multimillion copy bestselling author, speaker and consultant focused on business management and company sustainability and growth Jim Collins and organizational theorist Jerry Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each company in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day - as start-ups, as midsize companies and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: 'What makes the truly exceptional companies different from other companies?'Built to Last is the result of that research: filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the twenty-first century and beyond.Trade ReviewA huge inspiration for our business growth strategy over the years. -- Andy Lothian, CEO of Insights Group * Management Today *'One of the most eye-opening business studies since In Search of Excellence.' -- Kevin Maney * USA Today *'Built to Last is an unusual business book - seriously researched, unconventional in its conclusions...[It] is well worth reading, particularly by those engaged in trying to reinvigorate our nation's largest enterprises.' -- Richard J. Tofel * Wall Street Journal *'In Built to Last, Collins and Porras present a brilliant and lucid analysis and, yes, a blueprint for organizational excellence. It should be required reading.' -- Warren Bennis

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Book SynopsisBusiness Development: A Market-Oriented Perspective is designed to help enable market-oriented business developer to conceive, craft, and execute a superior business plan.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Introduction and Default Positions Module 1. The Business Developer’s Mindset Chapter 2. Business Development Chapter 3. Market Orientation Chapter 4. Innovation, the Entrepreneur, and Entrepreneurial Orientation Chapter 5. Business Models and Business Plans Module 2. The Business Developer’s Toolbox Chapter 6. Strategy and Strategic Management Chapter 7. The Business Environment – value creation I Chapter 8. Resources and Organization Design – value creation II Chapter 9. Value Appropriation and Property rights Module 3. Crafting and Executing the Business Plan Chapter 10. The Marketing Plan – marketing management and market research Chapter 11. The Organization Plan – organizational development and governance Chapter 12. The Finance Plan – financial statements, arrangements, and valuation Chapter 13. Connecting the Dots – executing the business plan Index

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Book SynopsisProcurement can be your company's secret weapon for winning in turbulent times.In most companies, procurement is an unglamorous, unloved part of the business. A job in the procurement office? A fast track to nowhere. Sourcing and supplier management is strictly about costs, the thinking goes, and all that matters is playing hardball to get these as low as possible. No connection to innovation or strategy or creating positive value.Not so fast. As Boston Consulting Group thought leaders Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbächer, Alenka Triplat, and Daniel Weise explain in Profit from the Source, procurement should be regarded in a new light, because it has the potential to be a CEO's secret weapon in these fast-moving, disruptive times. The authors offer a wake-up call and a new strategic blueprint for leaders everywhere. With vivid stories and in-depth case studies, they illustrate that no other business function offers the same holistic view of a company—from suppliers who provide the organization with raw materials and components to consumers who buy the finished product. While it's true that a core task of any procurement function is to keep costs from spiraling out of control, the authors show how procurement can help businesses generate phenomenal value from five other sources of competitive advantage critical to success—innovation, quality, sustainability, speed, and risk reduction.Drawing on BCG research and the authors' firsthand experience working with some of the world's leading companies—in high tech, automotive, consumer goods, and many other industries—Profit from the Source provides proven strategies to drive new bottom-line, as well as top-line, growth for your company.Trade Review"…the authors amplify worthwhile insights into an urgent demand for action." — The Wall Street Journal"In addition to plenty of examples from real companies, the authors offer valuable advice like avoiding "procurement language" when speaking with the C-suite because of the impact it can have on agency and impact and emphasizing "profitable growth" over savings." — Buyers Meeting Point

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Book Synopsis Competitive advantage. The value chain. Five forces. Industry structure. Differentiation. Relative cost. If you want to understand how companies achieve and sustain competitive success, Michael Porter’s frameworks are the foundation. But while everyone in business may know Porter’s name, many managers misunderstand and misuse his concepts.Understanding Michael Porter sets the record straight, providing the first concise, accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionary thinking. Written with Porter’s full cooperation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard Business Review, this new book delivers fresh, clear examples to illustrate and update Porter’s ideas.Magretta uses her wide business experience to translate Porter’s powerful insights into practice and to correct the most common misconceptions about them—for instance, that competition is about being unique, not being the best; that it is a contest Trade Review"The Harvard professor's books are required reading for health care leaders tackling strategy." -- American Hospital Association "A book on understanding Porter is worthwhile because he's often misunderstood. He is widely and rightly regarded as the all-time greatest strategy guru, but that view gets the emphasis wrong." -- Fortune magazine "If you have always intended to read Michael Porter's groundbreaking management classics, but have never quite got around to doing so, Joan Magretta's Understanding Michael Porter does the hard work for you" -- Financial Mail (South Africa) "Magretta's book is a timely reminder that serves to put Porter's thinking and concepts before us again--ideas that all firms and strategy practitioners would be well-advised to study and learn from...an excellent read." -- Quality Digest "Summing Up: Highly recommended" -- CHOICE "Joan Magretta lays out Porter's ideas on competition in a concise, easy-to-read volume." -- Business Day (South Africa) "The book is a great read even for those who are looking to get initiated into the Michael Porter way of thinking" -- The Economic Times (India) "Magretta adds value through fresh case studies showing how companies such as Zara, Ikea and In-N-Out Burger deploy Porter's ideas. Written in a very accessible style, this is a book for managers rather than academics." -- The Irish Times "Ms. Magretta does a superb job of clearly and logically explaining Prof. Porter's concepts, with lots of helpful examples. This is a distillation, but it never feels sparse, with ample time for the reader to learn a concept and sufficient reinforcement of the ideas as you are guided through the Porter oeuvre. Reading it brings you up-to-date on his ideas and, more importantly, helps you to understand your own business and the strategic elements you may have missed." -- The Globe & Mail "200 pages of simple, non-faddish common sense for business." -- Anna Farmery, TheEngagingBrand.com "Book of the Month. This book will become the strategy bible for today's busy managers." -- Business Executive

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Book SynopsisWhat is talent? How do you get the best out of yourself? What are the secrets of leadership?In Edge, Ben Lyttleton gets unprecedented access to some of the world's top football clubs to discover their innovative methods for developing talent and reveals how we can use them in our everyday lives. Elite teams now look for an edge by improving the intangible skills of their players above the shoulder'. Liverpool's approach to talent will make you more creative. Chelsea's culture will improve your resilience. Didier Deschamps will improve your leadership skills. Xavi Hernandez will help you make better decisions. But how?Football is the most hot-housed, intense, financially profitable talent factory on the planet. It's time we woke up to the lessons it can provide.We all want to have an edge. This is your chance to find oneTrade Review‘I devoured this. Lyttleton's journey to the fringes of sporting thought, greedily absorbing innovations as he goes, translates into a pacy, thought-provoking work that reveals just how nuanced sporting – and indeed business – success is in the modern world. The insight into born leaders such as Didier Deschamps, who flex their style rather than their authority, is compelling, as too are the regular reminders of the capacity for old-fashioned qualities such as cohesion and resilience to trump skill and potential. Are enough businesses playing the equivalent of head-up football with their talent and resources? They may start to after reading this.’ – Duncan Craig, Sunday Times ‘A fascinating look at the approaches of some of European football's most impressive clubs – as well as some overachieving underdogs. Lyttleton eschews tired clichés, and instead challenges the consensus to present a fascinating insight into the intricacies of running a modern football club’ – Michael Cox, author of The Mixer ‘The most captivating football book I have read. The detailed insight from the game's biggest names is fascinating and each chapter left me feeling inspired and motivated.’ Dean Jones, Bleacher Report ‘Remarkable access to some of the biggest names in football – a tour of the game’s new thinking, written up with great fluency.’ – Simon Kuper, Contributor, Financial Times ‘Full of fascinating ideas – this book make will make you think!’ – Wim Jonk, Cruyff Football ‘A fascinating read … Inspiring for anyone who wants to learn how to be successful.' – Marcus Christenson, The Guardian 'Anyone looking to improve themselves as well as others should read this book.’ – Alex Inglethorpe, Liverpool FC Academy Director ‘If you want to be a coach, manager or successful company director, you should read Edge as it’s inspiring and will give you tips from those who have done it' – Petr Cech

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Book SynopsisStefan Stremersch is the Founder of MTI2 which is a consultancy focused on supporting organizations and their people to use their potential to achieve commercial success. He is an author, conference speaker and globally renowned expert on innovation. He is also a Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Ghent University, Belgium and has previously held positions at IESE Business School, Spain and the University of Southern California, USA. He is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Book SynopsisAn amazing portrait of how grifters came to be called visionaries and high finance lost its mind.' Charles Duhigg, bestselling author ofThe Power of HabitThe definitive inside story of WeWork, its audacious founder, and the company''s epic unravelling from the journalists who first broke the story wide open.In 2001, Adam Neumann arrived in New York after five years as a conscript in the Israeli navy. Just over fifteen years later, he had transformed himself into the charismatic CEO of a company worth $47 billion. With his long hair and feel-good mantras, the six-foot-five Neumann looked the part of a messianic Silicon Valley entrepreneur. The vision he offered was mesmerizing: a radical reimagining of work space for a new generation. He called it WeWork.As billions of funding dollars poured in, Neumann''s ambitions grew limitless. WeWork wasn''t just an office space provider; it would build schools, create cities, even colonize Mars. In pursuit of its founder's vision, the company spenTrade Review“Only a handful of books capture the zeitgeist of a business era. Add this one, a wild saga that caps a decade when founder-worshiping investors threw billions at well-spun visions—even those of a megalomaniac whose new-age real estate enterprise’s losses piled up as fast as its valuation climbed. The duo who broke the story of WeWork’s rise and fall have now artfully fleshed it out in a book whose colourful narrative is undergirded by deep context about the times, and enablers, that made Adam Neumann possible. John Helyar, #1 New York Times-bestselling co-author of Barbarians at the Gate “Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell owned the WeWork story as it was unfolding. And now, with The Cult of We, we finally get the chronicle we deserve of a madness that consumed venture capital, corporate America and the world. It's an amazing portrait of how grifters came to be called visionaries, billions of dollars were bestowed on bong-hit ideas and high finance lost its mind.” —Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit “Whether you know a lot or a little about the fall of WeWork, you won’t be able to put down The Cult of We by Wall Street Journal reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell. Their book is teeming with incredible details. While heroes are in short supply, the schadenfreude you’ll feel about the spectacular downfall of those who deserve it is delightful.’ Bethany McLean, bestselling co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room ‘The lines between vision, bullshit, and fraud are narrow, and if you tell a thirty-year-old male that he is Jesus Christ, he’s inclined to believe you. The idolatry of founders in Silicon Valley will rage until the music stops playing. The Cult of We is a cautionary tale and a crisp page-turner.’ Scott Galloway, New York Times bestselling author of The Four

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Book SynopsisFunkster 1: Kjell Nordström Kjell is based at the Institute of International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics. He received his PhD before helping to found the prestigious Advanced Management Program, which attracts the elite of Scandinavian business leaders. His research has focused on internationalization, and, his ideas work; he makes things happen. He is also on the board of directors of Stokke Fabrikker, Swedish Internet company Spary Ventures and US digital change agent Razorfish. His advice has been key to many other organizations across the globe.     Funkster 2: Jonas RidderstrSle Based at the Center for Advanced Studies in Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics, Jonas is at the forefront of the new generation of European-based business gurus. He has an MBA, a doctorate and a book on global innovation under his belt. He has run the Advanced Management Program and has been lecturer, adviser and consultant t

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Book SynopsisThe best of W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne's articles on blue ocean strategy, all in one place. The seminal book Blue Ocean Strategy has sold over 3.6 million copies globally and is in print in 44 languages. But much of W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne's work on creating new market spaces was originally published in the pages of Harvard Business Review. This book brings the best of those articles together all in one place. Piece by piece, these articles explain the process of creating "blue oceans"--uncontested market spaces, untainted by competition. Kim and Mauborgne introduce tools for exploring and exploiting these markets, such as the Value Curve, the Strategy Canvas, the Price Corridor of the Mass, and the Business Model Guide--tools that have come to make up the blue ocean strategy framework. This collection also features the authors' latest Harvard Business Review article, "Red Ocean Traps." Whether or not you're familiar with blue ocean strategy, this book will give you a new perspective on this important framework--and help you implement it in your organization.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE AUTHORS' BOOK BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY: "Blue Ocean Strategy is the most successful book on business master-planning in recent years." -- The Economist * A bestseller across 5 continents * More than 3.6 million copies sold worldwide * Now in 44 languages * A Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Fast Company bestseller * Thinkers50 Strategy Award for Best Business Book of the decade * Inducted into the Fast Company Leadership Hall of Fame * Winner of the Carl S. Sloane Award for Excellence in Management Consulting

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Book SynopsisJames McGrath worked as an accountant and senior manager in industry, local government and as a self-employed management consultant before becoming Course Director for the MA in Education and Professional Development at the City of Birmingham University.Table of Contents Chapter 1 - The principles of decision making Introduction Model 1: Townsend’s rules of decision making Model 2: The McNamara fallacy - The vital information that decision makers ignore Model 3: Using quantitative (hard) and qualitative (soft) data in decision making Model 4: Kreiner and Christensen the consequence model Model 5: Tenenbaum and Schmid’s decision making spectrum Model 6: Roger and Blenko’s rapid decision making model Model 7: Cognitive mapping - understanding how your colleagues think Model 8: Tacit knowledge and decision making Model 9: The standard decision making model Conclusion Chapter 2 - Using data in decision making Introduction Model 10: The Pareto principle and the important vital few Model 11: Lewin’s force field analysis of the support and opposition to a decision Model 12: Scenario analysis and charting possible futures Model 13: Delphic forecasting and how to firm up predictions Model 14: Johnson, Scholes and Wittingham mapping stakeholder’s reactions Model 15: Egan’s shadow side model - dealing with the politics of decisions Model 16: The SCAMPER model and finding creative solutions Model 17: De Bono’s six thinking hats - generating different perspectives Conclusions Chapter 3 - Enhancing your decision making skills Intrduction Model 18: The Eisenhower principle and the delegation of decisions Model 19: The feedback and criticism grid Model 20: Learning to think outside the box Model 21: Goleman: Using emotional intelligence to make better decisions Model 22: Sumantra and Bruch reclaiming your job Conclusion Chapter 4 - Decisions models about you Introduction Model 23: Christensen’s strategy for a happy life Model 24: The making – of you model and how your past influences the present Model 25: The rubber band model - what holds you back and pulls you forward? Model 26: The crossroads model and which road to follow next Model 27: The personal performance model and job satisfaction Model 28: Csikzenmihalyi’s flow model and the joy of working in ‘the zone’ Model 29: Maslow’s Pyramids - what you want and what you need Model 30: The Euffe Elbaek model - a guide to your personality Model 31: Johari windows - a guide to your personality Model 32: The personal potential trap and how to avoid becoming a prisoner of other peoples’ expectations Model 33: Your attitude to risk Conclusion Chapter 5 - Decision Models about other people Introduction Model 34: Goffee and Jones - why should anyone be led by you? Model 35: Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership model Model 36: Manzoni and Barsoux - how managers set staff up to fail Model 37: Denseraeu, Graen and Haga - how managers set staff up to succeed Model 38: Herzberg’s motivation and hygiene theory - choosing the right carrots Model 39: The feedback sandwich - delivering negative feedback Model 40: McGregor’s features of effective and ineffective teams Model 41: The team model - building a well balanced team Conclusion Cha

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Book Synopsis“A quintessential work of technological futurism.” – James Surowiecki, strategy + business, “Best Business Books 2017 – Innovation”From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our livesMuch of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion. In this fascinating, provocative new book, Kevin Kelly provides an optimistic road map for the future, showing how the coming changes in our lives—from virtual reality in the home to an on-demand economy to artificial intelligence embedded in everything we manufacture—can be understood as the result of a few long-term, accelerating forces. Kelly both describes these deep trends—interacting, cognifying, flowing, screening, accessing, sharing, filtering, remixing, tracking, and questioni

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Book Synopsis"Artful scenario spinning is a form of convergent thinking about divergent futures. It ensures that you are not always right about the future but--better--that you are almost never wrong about the future. The technology is powerful, simple, and enjoyable, and so is Schwartza s book.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Paperback Edition: The Strategic Conversation - Broadening The Long View The Pathfinders Tale The Smith & Hawken Story: The Process of Scenario-Building Uncovering the Decision Information-Hunting and Gathering Creating Scenario Building Blocks Anatomy of a New Driving Force: The Global Teenager Composing a Plot The World in 2005: Three Scenarios Rehearsing The Future Epilogue: To My Newborn Son Afterword: The Value of a Strategic Conversation Appendix: Steps to Developing Scenarios

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Book SynopsisDavide Sola is professor of Strategy and Management at ESCP Europe and visiting faculty at Business School in Finland, India and Italy. He is also a Principal at 3H Partners, who work with multinational organisations and governments in Europe, US and Africa. Jerome Couturier is an associate professor of strategy and management at ESCP Europe. He is the author of several articles, policy papers, book chapters, case studies and papers presented at international management conferences. He is also co-founder and president of 3H Partners  Trade Review ‘Quite a tour de force! Davide Sola and Jerome Couturier have managed to produce a thoughtful and practical strategy handbook, full of step-by-step advice and concrete examples. A must read - and a must use - for any leader eager to position their business for success.’ Hubert Joly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc. ‘Finally... a clear and comprehensive guide that sets out, step by step, how to create a compelling and actionable strategy. This book is a must read for anyone who needs to create a strategic plan and then execute it! The book gives straightforward and practical advice on how to think and act strategically. Best of all, it is written in plain English and not full of impenetrable business speak.’ Andy Ransom, Chief Executive Officer, Rentokil ‘With strategy, timing is everything. This book is a reminder that strategic thinking is the first step to change management and success. It makes it clear that strategic thinking should not be daunting compared to the other day to day challenges we all face; it might even make those challenges easier! I love it, it helps me to clarify and structure my entrepreneurial ideas.” Eric Babolat, President and Chief Executive Officer, Babolat " The authors are masters at integrating deep strategic thinking with wisdom and actionability. Clear, concise, effective, brillant!" Gianemilio Osculati, CEO of Wealth Management at SanPaolo Assicura ‘This is a truly inspirational book which clearly sets out the steps to strategic success. It is a very useful tool for managing in the current very uncertain strategic context.’ Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive Officer, Eurostar ‘In a sea of very useful frameworks and great cases about strategy, what really strikes me is the lean testing methodology which is truly compelling. This is a great way to hedge uncertainty across cycles, geographies, business models and also personal biases. I really see a way to transform the strategic process into a learning process for my organisation.’ Aldo Bisio, Chief Executive Officer, Ariston Thermo ‘I have been impressed by both the quality and practicality of the book. On one hand it is built as a guidebook that managers can use on an ad-hoc basis, particularly for large transformational initiatives. On the other hand, it reads fantastically well in one go, providing a holistic and fascinating view of what strategic thinking is about. The ideas and tools proposed in the book are definite success factors for all organisations.’ Nicolas Japy, Group Chief Operating Officer, Sodexo ‘This book is an absolute must read for anyone who aims to successfully manage a business. Jerome and Davide have definitely succeeded in redefining strategic thinking, in a vibrant, thought-provoking and convincing manner. This book is really about the future of management.’ Albert Bourla, President & General Manager, Established Products Business Unit at Pfizer ‘How to Think Strategically provides a simple and useful approach to the most misused word in business: strategy. Together with the app, it helps to focus on what is relevant.’ Daniel John Winteler, Chief Executive Officer, Miroglio Group ‘How can you move from the simple desire to be strategic to actually having in place robust aTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION PART I: STRATEGIC KNOW-HOW Chapter 1 – What is Strategy? What strategy is - and what it isn’t. The Key Elements of Strategy Identifying the Core challenges Coordinated, creative and sustainable actions Creating value Chapter 2 – What is Strategic Thinking? What is thinking? What is strategic thinking? What does it take to think strategically? The Strategic Mind. The strategic thinking process. Chapter 3 - Turning Strategic Thinking into Strategy The Link Between Learning And Strategic Thinking How to Maximise Strategic Learning Chapter 4 – What is Business Strategy? The importance of Competitive advantage How do you create Competitive Advantage? The right ingredients: the sources of competitive advantage A recipe: the value creating options PART II: THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS Chapter 5 – Managing the Invisible Hand What is the invisible hand? Where does it come from? How does it become visible? How can you manage it? Chapter 6 – Assessing the current situation Are you in the right place? Macro Environment Factors Industry-related Factors Do you have a competitive Advantage? Where does superior value creation come from? Value proposition Key activities Resources and competences Value Network Organisational culture Chapter 7 – Identifying the core challenges. How to identify challenges How to validate challenges How to select core challenges - the importance of trade-offs Defining what success will look like – Strategic Objectives and strategic Guidelines Chapter 8 – Solving the core challenges Reducing the complexity of the core challenge Identifying the key constituents of the core challenge Understanding the importance of its constituents Developing potential solutions Lateral thinking Solution shop approach Co-creation workshops Practical tools for generating solutions The Blue Ocean Strategy The 7 degrees of freedom Selecting the best potential solutions Timing the initiatives Chapter 9 -Reducing uncertainty Experimenting to reduce uncertainty Phase 1: Stating the underlying assumptions Phase 2: Testing assumptions about Value Phase 3: Testing assumptions about growth Phase 4: Testing assumptions about sustainability Ongoing testing and learning Chapter 10 – Managing Execution A will to act. A coordinated approach. Setting the scene. Launching and spreading change. Creating a compelling story. Using Role Models. Accelerating the speed of change. Consolidating change. Glossary: Key concepts and definitions

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Book SynopsisLonglisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardSimon Timson and Chelsea Warr were the Performance Directors of UK Sport, tasked with the outrageous objective of delivering even greater success to Team GB and ParalympicsGB at Rio than in 2012. Something no other host nation had ever achieved in the next Games. In The Talent Lab, Owen Slot brings unique access to Team GB’s intelligence, sharing for the first time the incredible breakthroughs and insights they discovered that often extend way beyond sport. Using lessons from organisations as far afield as the Yehudi Menuhin School of Music, the NFL Draft, the Royal College of Surgeons and the SAS, it shows how talent can be discovered, created, shaped and sustained. Charting the success of the likes of Chris Hoy, Max Whitlock, Adam Peaty, Ed Clancy, Lizzy Yarnold, Dave Henson, Tom Daley, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katherine Grainger, the Brownlee Brothers, Helen Glover, Anthony Joshua and the women’s hockey team, The Talent Lab tells just how it was done and how any team, business or individual might learn from it.Trade ReviewA brilliant book. A must read for anyone involved in any high performance business. The Talent Lab is a fascinating insight into the success of Team GB in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Owen Slot gets to go behind the scenes to show emphatically “what, why and how” this was achieved. There is no doubt this will be a bestseller in the UK but also worldwide as the rest try to find the secret to Team GB’s amazing turnaround. * Sir Clive Woodward *

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Book SynopsisProvides the management system for companies to invest in the long term - in customers, in employees, in product development, and in systems - rather than managing the bottom line to pump up short-term earnings. This title attempts to change the way you measure and manage your business.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Measurement and Management in the Information Age 2. Why Does Business Need a Balanced Scorecard? Part One-Measuring Business Strategy 3. Financial Perspective 4. Customer Perspective 5. Internal-Business-Process Perspective 6. Learning and Growth Perspective 7. Linking Balanced Scorecard Measures to Your Strategy 8. Structure and Strategy Part Two-Managing Business Strategy 9. Achieving Strategic Alignment: From Top to Bottom 10. Targets, Resource Allocation, Initiatives, and Budgets 11. Feedback and the Strategic Learning Process 12. Implementing a Balanced Scorecard Management Program Appendix: Building a Balanced Scorecard Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisJohn Adair is acknowledged internationally as an authority on leadership, based in Guildford, UK. The world's first Professor of Leadership Studies, he advises organizations and has received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award. He is the author of the bestselling classics Not Bosses But Leaders, The John Adair Lexicon of Leadership and The Inspirational Leader, all published by Kogan Page.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Your mind at work; Chapter - 02: The art of effective decision making; Chapter - 03: Sharing decisions with others; Chapter - 04: Key problem-solving strategies; Chapter - 05: How to generate ideas; Chapter - 06: Thinking outside the box; Chapter - 07: Developing your thinking skills; Chapter - 08: Appendix; Chapter - 09: References and Further reading

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Book SynopsisMarcel van Assen is a senior consultant at the Operations Management group of Berenschot. His industrial consulting experience covers a range of manufacturing, supply chain, and strategic issues, from operational excellence to value-innovation based on strategic conversation, roadmapping and foresight. Marcel is also an assistant professor of manufacturing management at the Department of Management of Technology and Innovation Department of RSM Erasmus University. He has written several books and articles on operations and innovation management. He holds an MSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Twente, an MSc in business administration (strategy and organisation) from the Open University, and a PhD in business administration from RSM Erasmus University. In addition he is associate member of ERIM (Erasmus Research Institute of Management). Gerben van den Berg read business administration at the University of Groningen. Table of ContentsAbout the authors Publisher's acknowledgements Preface Using this book Part 1: Corporate and business strategy 1 Ansoff’s matrix and product market grid 2 BCG-matrix 3 Strategic dialogue 4 BHAG 5 Blue ocean strategy 6 Business model canvas 7 Business scope (Abell) 8 Competitive analysis: Porter's five forces model 9 Core competencies 10 Internationalisation strategy framework 11 Road-mapping 12 Scenario planning 13 Strategy maps 14 SWOT analysis 15 Value-disciplines Part 2: Organisation and governance 16 7-S Framework 17 Balanced scorecard 18 Benchmarking 19 Organisational growth model (Greiner) 20 Offshoring/outsourcing 21 Organisational configurations (Mintzberg) 22 Overhead value analysis 23 Risk management 24 The value chain Part 3: Finance 25 Activity-based costing 26 Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) 27 Discounted cash flow (DCF) and net present value (NPV) 28 DuPont scheme 29 Economic value added (EVA) and weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 30 Financial ratio analysis: liquidity, solvency and profitability ratios 31 Investment stages 32 Real options theory 33 Risk-reward analysis 34 Value-based management Part 4: Marketing and sales 35 4Ps of marketing (Kotler) 36 Branding pentagram 37 Client pyramid (Curry) 38 Crowdsourcing 39 Customer journey mapping 40 MABA analysis 41 Social network analysis 42 Stakeholder management Part 5: Operations, supply chain management and procurement 43 Business process redesign 44 House of purchasing and supply 45 Kaizen/Gemba 46 Lean thinking/just-in-time 47 Purchasing model (Kraljic) 48 Root cause analysis/Pareto analysis 49 Six sigma 50 The EFQM model 51 Value stream mapping Part 6: Innovation, technology management and e-business 52 Diffusion model 53 Disruptive innovation 54 Hype cycle 55 Innovation circle 56 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) 57 Stage-Gate model 58 Strategic IT-alignment model 59 The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®) Part 7: Human Resources (HR) and change management 60 Change quadrants 61 Compensation model 62 Eight phases of change (Kotter) 63 HR business roles 64 Motivational insights 65 Six thinking hats (De Bono) 66 Socially engineered change 67 Team roles (Belbin) 68 The Deming cycle: plan–do–check–act Part 8: Leadership and (inter)cultural management 69 Bottom of the pyramid 70 CAGE distance framework 71 Competing values 72 Core quadrants 73 Cultural dimensions (Hofstede) 74 Culture dimensions (Trompenaars) 75 Focus-energy matrix 76 Seven habits of highly effective people (Covey) 77 Situational leadership Appendix: Model matrix and categorization Index

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Book SynopsisArtificial intelligence touches nearly every part of your day. While you may initially assume that technology such as smart speakers and digital assistants are the extent of it, AI has in fact rapidly become a general-purpose technology, reverberating across industries including transportation, healthcare, financial services, and many more. In our modern era, an understanding of AI and its possibilities for your organization is essential for growth and success.Artificial Intelligence Basics has arrived to equip you with a fundamental, timely grasp of AI and its impact. Author Tom Taulli provides an engaging, non-technical introduction to important concepts such as machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), robotics, and more. In addition to guiding you through real-world case studies and practical implementation steps, Taulli uses his expertise to expand on the bigger questions that surround AI. These include societal trends, ethics, andTable of Contents

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Book SynopsisHow do some people bounce back with strength from daily setbacks, professional crises, or even intense personal trauma? This book reveals the key traits of those who emerge stronger from challenges, helps you train your brain to withstand the stresses of daily life, and presents an approach to an effective career reboot. This volume includes the work of; Daniel Goleman. Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld. Shawn Achor. How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.Trade ReviewHarvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organisations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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Book SynopsisTo be a top performer in the digital economy—to become truly future ready—you need a playbook. Now you have one.It seems like almost every company you can think of—including your own—has embarked on a "digital transformation" journey. The problem is, many companies start down the road without a good sense of where they are going or a clear idea of how they will create and capture digital value. Not surprisingly, this leads to problems: failure to realize the value from digital in their bottom lines, wasted resources and effort, added complexity and dysfunction.This compact, no-nonsense book provides a solution. In their years of working with senior executives around the world, MIT research scientists Stephanie Woerner, Peter Weill, and Ina Sebastian noticed that these leaders knew they had to transform their businesses, but lacked a coherent framework and a common language—a playbook—to guide and motivate their employees and keep everyone focused on a common goal.Future Ready is that playbook. Based on years of rigorous research with data from more than a thousand companies—BBVA, CEMEX, DBS, Fidelity, Maersk, and many others—the book provides a powerful, field-tested "four pathways" framework that offers insights into the important dimensions at which a firm must excel in order to be competitive, as well as the organizational disruptions that every firm must manage as part of the transformation journey.The book includes instructive examples, sharp analyses, assessments to help companies benchmark themselves against top performers, and many illuminating visuals to help crystallize the data and ideas.Woerner, Weill, and Sebastian show that the goal isn't digital transformation but rather a profound business transformation. Future Ready is your essential guide for becoming a top performer in the digital economy.Trade ReviewAdvance Praise for Future Ready:"This book is essential for any company on its exciting digital journey, whether just starting out or well along the path. A solid playbook that helps keep everything and everyone focused on this transformative challenge." — Fernando Gonzalez, CEO, CEMEX"The digital economy reaches ever more deeply into all aspects of our lives. To adapt and thrive in this new context, companies need to be future ready. This book provides practical guidance for business leaders to assess where they stand today, as well as concrete advice on how they can transition their companies for the future." — Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and CEO, Schneider Electric"The digital future can be full of profound risks and uncertainties, as well as opportunities. Future Ready provides remarkable insights, proven blueprints, and clear pathways for positioning companies to take full advantage of what the future brings." — Shamim Mohammad, Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer, CarMax; independent member of board of directors, UNFI"Future Ready is the definitive handbook to achieving superior competitiveness in the digital age. It provides a clear road map to overcoming the inevitable difficulties faced along the transformation journey and an inventory of the attitudes, tools, and skills required." — Sim Tshabalala, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group"Finally, a playbook with tools, metrics, and examples to chart and measure your digital journey! It vividly shows how building digital capabilities, co-creating new experiences, and learning how to create digital value have become strategic imperatives for growth. A must read for leaders who are driving business and technology transformations." — Gail Evans, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

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Book SynopsisOutstanding leadership is the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results. And no one knows more about this kind of leadership than Lee Cockerell, the man who ran Walt Disney World Resort operations for over a decade. In Creating Magic, he shares the ten practical, common sense strategies that guided his own journey from a poor farm boy in Oklahoma to the head of operations for a multibillion dollar enterprise. Combining surprising business wisdom with insightful and entertaining stories from his four decades on the front lines of some of the world''s best-run companies, Lee shows all of us - from small business owners to managers at every level - how to become better leaders by infusing quality, character, courage, enthusiasm and integrity into our workplaces and our lives.Trade ReviewHis valuable leadership strategies and remarkable Disney stories will ring true for everyone who reads this book -- Ken Blanchard, co-author * The One-Minute Manager *Shows the magic in leadership - and the leadership in magic! Read this book! -- Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author of * What Got You Here Won’t Get You There *A highly worthwhile volume, Creating Magic transcends the leadership business speak so prevalent in modern day motivational tomes and offers a real approach to sensible and practical strategies -- Ted J Kleisner, President and CEO, HersheyElegant in its simplicity and practicality. Lee has distilled many powerful leadership strategies into the lessons many of us learned as children. They are no less relevant to our working lives. At its core, Creating Magic is a collection of stories that reminds us to demonstrate care and respect for every member of the team and to focus our efforts not our ourselves but on the people we lead. -- George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc and ABC Sports

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Book SynopsisStrategy decision making and action used to be off limits to all but the select few at the very top of an organization. It was a largely cerebral activity focused on grand long-terms plans made at annual off-site retreats away from the daily challenges of the business. That is no longer the case.The current business environment does not wait for companies to slowly adjust in an annual meeting. The relentless pace of change renders today''s long-term future tomorrow''s history. Rapid innovations and ever-increasing complexities limit executives'' ability to make decisions with perfect information. Does this mean strategy is no longer useful, or even feasible? No. Good strategists are needed now more than ever. But today''s high-performing organizations think of strategy differently than in the past. These companies make strategy part of every manager''s role; they strategize continuously and tackle strategic problems through individuals from all parts of the organization.Strategy in this new, fast-paced world is about diagnosing the diverse array of complex challenges confronting organizations, deciding on novel solutions to address those challenges, and delivering by taking action on those solutions. Including a novel organizational framework and never-before-published application examples, Strategy in 3D helps build these foundational skills and prepares the reader for success as a strategist in the 21st century.Trade ReviewStrategy in 3D: Essential Tools to Diagnose, Decide & Deliver (Oxford University Press), co-authored with two former Kelley School faculty members, presents insights into how companies can broaden and include more people in the strategic process. * George Vlahakis, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Kelley Blog *Strategy in 3D is one of the most useful and practical strategy books I have encountered. It is structured extremely well around the core strategic modules of diagnosis, decision, and delivery. It also gives students a practical how-to guide to 15 of the most useful strategy frameworks. Students tend to enjoy the contemporary examples and it is clear the authors have written a book that remedies some of the typical issues in strategy textbooks. * Will Geoghegan, Assistant Clinical Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University *The simplicity and straightforwardness of the writing style is attractive. The fact that this book gets right to business without fluff makes it a book I would choose to use in the classroom. * Marilyn R. Kaplan, School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas *Strategy in 3D is a practitioner-oriented book that is easy to read and understand. The authors primarily focus on the various strategy tools and how each tool could be used for any business scenario. At the same time, the authors succinctly explain and duly give credit to the theory that each tool is based on. The first thing that caught my attention is the word 3D and its representation of the three important phases of the strategic management process - diagnose, decide, and deliver, with clear guidelines about the relevant tools that could be used within each phase for any firm. * Sumita Sarma, Assistant Professor of Management, and Director, Business Research and Education Center (BREC), California State University Bakersfield *Strategy in 3D provides a thorough and digestible overview of the fundamentals of strategy and important tools that can be used. The book is packaged together in a way that makes it easy to navigate and offers high-value to the reader. The authors show that they are not only experts in the field, but that they can also effectively deliver that expertise/knowledge in a succinct manner. It's a great resource for any strategic management class and I've also referred back to it for other classes and projects. It's definitely the best strategy textbook that I've read and I highly recommend it. * Scott Wegener, Senior Marketing Specialist at Hatfield Consultants *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Part 1: Fundamentals Chapter 2: Definition and Levels of Strategy Chapter 3: The Context for Strategic Decision Making Chapter 4: The 3D's of Strategy Part 2: Tools Chapter 5: A Strategy Toolbox Chapter 6: STEEP Chapter 7: 5-Forces Chapter 8: Competitor Analysis Chapter 9: VRIO Chapter 10: Financial Performance Analysis Chapter 11: SWOT Chapter 12: Root Cause Analysis Chapter 13: S-Curve Analysis Chapter 14: Value Chain Analysis Chapter 15: Hypothesis Testing Chapter 16: Segmentation Analysis Chapter 17: Vertical Integration Chapter 18: Market Entry Modes Chapter 19: Business Model Canvas Chapter 20: Balanced Scorecard Chapter 21: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhat is strategic HRM, and how do you apply it in business? What makes good HR strategy and how do you develop it? What are the key issues that need to be considered when creating, developing, and embedding a strategic approach to managing people? These are the fundamental questions asked by HR professionals and tackled in this innovative and comprehensive textbook.Drawing on the latest academic research, the well-respected author team take a reliably thematic approach to SHRM. Broken into four distinct parts, the book addresses the context, theories, themes, and future of managing people strategically. Tata Motors, Samsung, Pizza Express, and Deliveroo make up some of the case studies and examples that feature across the book, ensuring that theoretical discussion is always linked to practical application. New ''Strategic HRM in Action'' boxes take this one step further by presenting students with a scenario in which they themselves can make strategic decisions and reflect on their ownTrade ReviewBy far the most versatile book on SHRM. It strikes a very good balance between comprehensiveness, academic rigour, and accessibility. * Dr Michael Koch, University of Kent *Well-researched and well-written, addresses key issues within the SHRM field, and makes excellent use of organizational and international examples to illustrate information points. * Margaret Masson, Glasgow Caledonian University *Table of ContentsPart 1: The context of SHRM 1: The global context of SHRM 2: The changing context for SHRM 3: Strategic management and HRMPart 2: Strategic HRM 4: The strategic role of the HR function 5: HR strategy 6: The foundations of SHRM 7: Resource-based and institutional perspectives on SHRM 8: SHRM and performancePart 3: Strategic imperatives 9: SHRM and human resource development 10: SHRM and talent management 11: SHRM and employment relations 12: SHRM and employee engagement 13: Knowledge management and SHRM 14: SHRM, business ethics, CSR, and sustainability 15: SHRM and the management of changePart 3: New forms of SHRM 16: New forms of SHRM

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Book SynopsisA brand is not merely a representation of a product: it is an emotional and symbolic perception we develop that influences our thoughts, feeling, and behaviour. Strategic Brand Management is the only textbook to go beyond the standard branding models to fully explore this perception and consider brands as truly sociocultural phenomena. The book''s innovative framework separates a brand''s concept into its functional and emotional parts to give students a complete understanding of how brands operate and the strategies they employ to compete for consumer loyalty.Written by international experts in the field, the book draws on contemporary sociology, anthropology, and social theory, but the authors'' wide experience of consulting and teaching ensure that these complex and exciting ideas are firmly grounded in managerial implications and applications. Diverse and dynamic examples-from the pull of the latest Samsung phone to the British associations with tea, from Diesel''s social brand posTrade ReviewThis text provides extensive insight into broader aspects of brand management, from a social phenomenon perspective, by emphasising emotional and functional elements of branding and brand positioning. * Dr Vish Maheshwari, Staffordshire University *A good and reliable branding book from an established group of authors with updated examples which provide a more relational view of branding. * Dr Achilleas Boukis, University of Sussex *A really insightful textbook which appreciates the socio-psycho-cultural aspects and nuances of brands and branding. * Dr Sotiris T. Lalaounis, University of Exeter *Table of ContentsPart 1: The Sociocultural Meaning of Bands 1: Understanding the social psychology of brands 2: Emotion and brands 3: The symbolic meaning of brands 4: Cultural meaning systems and brandsPart 2: Brand Equity and Brand Building 5: Brand equity 6: Brand communication 7: Measuring brand performance and equityPart 3: Managing Brands 8: Brand strategies 1 - symbolic brands 9: Brand strategies 2 - low-involvement brands 10: Brand Innovation and Digital Media 11: Brand portfolio management 12: People as brand touchpoints

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook presents an authoritative and up-to-date analysis of how thinking on strategy has evolved and what are the likely developments in the near future. All the contributors are experts in their area, and bring to the topic an understanding informed by many years' experience of research, teaching, and practice. Chapter examine six key areas: Approaches to Strategy, Strategic Analysis and Formulation, Corporate Strategy; International Strategy;Strategies of Organizational Change; and Strategic Flexibility and Uncertainty.Trade Review'... an all-star cast of contributors ... Faulkner and Campbell have created a coherent, comprehensive book that hits all of the big topics ... essential academic reference book[s] ... The handbook is well executed with strong editorial direction. Its breadth, depth and ambition are to be applauded, and it sets a real benchmark for similar publications.' * Supply Management *Table of ContentsPART I: APPROACHES TO STRATEGY; PART II: STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND FORMULATION; PART III: CORPORATE STRATEGY; PART IV: INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY; PART V: STRATEGIES OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PART VI: STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY AND UNCERTAINTY

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Book SynopsisFrom Guy Kawasaki, the bestselling author of The Art of the Start and Enchantment, The Art of Social Media is a no-nonsense guide to becoming a social media superstar.By now it''s clear that whether you''re promoting a business, a product, or yourself, social media is near the top of what will determine your success or failure. And there are countless pundits, authors, and consultants eager to advise you.But there''s no one quite like Guy Kawasaki, the legendary former chief evangelist for Apple and one of the pioneers of business blogging, tweeting, facebooking, tumbling, and much, much more. Now Guy has teamed up with his Canva colleague Peg Fitzpatrick to offer The Art of Social Media - the one essential guide you need to get the most bang for your time, effort, and money.With more than 100 practical tips, tricks, and insights, Guy and Peg present a ground-up strategy to Trade ReviewAbsolutely a must read for any marketer * Inc. *

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Book SynopsisA practical management guide to the ideas in marketing and strategy for MBA and executive courses, this book focuses on key issues relevant to modern business. It gives step-by-step guides to developing a marketing strategy, making pricing decisions and developing advertising and communications plans.Table of ContentsBrief Contents 1. Management: objectives and tasks 2. The customer-led business 3. Segmentation, positioning and the marketing mix 4. Strategic market planning 5. Market dynamics and competitive strategy 6. Building successful brands 7. Innovation and new product development 8. Pricing policy: delivering value 9. Communications strategy 10. Managing personal selling 11. Managing marketing channels 12. Marketing in service businesses 13. Turnaround management 14. Marketing in the twenty-first century

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Book SynopsisAbout the authors: David Frykman is the CEO and owner of Fred Ventures, a private investment company. Previously, he was the CEO and main shareholder of Gymgrossisten (Nasdaq: GYM) and before that a Senior Vice President at Swedbank Markets Corporate Finance. David has also worked with venture capital at Novare Kapital and Spray Investment. In his different roles as owner, board member and CEO, David has conducted a large number of mergers and acquisitions, fund raisings and divestitures. David holds an MSc in economics and finance from Stockholm School of Economics and the Asian Institute of Management as well as a BSc in psychology from Stockholm University. Jakob Tolleryd is a Swedish serial entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder and investor behind a number of companies in the IT/Internet industry. Among them, Compricer; a price comparison site for services, Easyart; the leading European e-commerce company for art prints and Klikki; one of tTable of ContentsTable of Contents and New Edition Content 1 Introduction 2 Presentation of Model Company 3 When Do You Need to Value a Company? 4 Company Valuation – An Overview 5 Ratio-based Valuation 6 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation 7 Underlying Analysis and Key Value Drivers 8 How to Value Your Company in Practice – An Example 9 Value-based Management 10 Afterword Appendix AInspirational list of key value drivers Appendix BTypical information needed for a valuation Notes Glossary Further Reading

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Book SynopsisIan Cooper is one of Europe's most experienced business development consultants, presenters and skills trainers. He is also one of the world's leading advisors specialising in business development within the professional services sector. He has advised and helped over 800 organisations of all sizes over 27 years to attract and win huge amounts of business. Ian is also a successful entrepreneur in his own right having started, developed and run several business ventures. An experienced author, Ian has written and contributed to over 10 books, on a range of topics.   http://www.iancooperfinancialtimesguidetobusinessdevelopmentbook.com/Trade Review “The Financial Times Guide to Business Development is inspirational. It is easy to read, hard to put down and there are absolute gems on every page. Read it and getfired up.” Jonathan Straight, Chief Executive, STRAIGHT plc, former winner of Entrepreneur of the Year Award "This is a game changer for any business wishing to grow and develop. Ian Cooper has a phenomenal understanding of the importance of delivering world class service to your clients and customers. I will encourage all members of the 360 legal group to purchase and treat this as their mantra!"Viv Williams, CEO 360 Legal Group “We have used Ian Cooper’s considerable skills on many occasions and he has shown us how to increase our conversion rate of enquiries to business from 30% to 75%. His new book, The Financial Times Guide To Business Development is almost a pocket book guide to his training, providing a real focus on how to get results. It not only explains what to do, but why, in an entertaining, pragmatic and anecdotal style”. Martyn Morgan, Managing Partner, QualitySolicitors Talbots “This simple no nonsense approach to business development and practical advice regarding customer service provides a recipe for success for any business regardless of size.” Wendy Atkin-Smith, Managing Director, Viking River Cruises UK Limited "It is worth getting this book for the 21 common sense business development truths alone. Painfully brutal in places, these truths should serve as a much needed wake up call, and I have never met a business that wouldn't benefit from applying them honestly to their situation. Ian Cooper has done UK Ltd a great service by spelling them out with such clarity, simplicity and power." Steve Pipe FCA, author of "The UK's best accountancy practices" and "Stress proof your business and your life" and former UK Entrepreneur of the Year "I thought I knew business development inside out. Then I read this witty, informative and practical book, and realised how much I didn't know. If you have a business that needs a boost, then it shows how anyone can become a ninja at business development". Heather Townsend, Author of 'The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking' "The Financial Times Guide To Business Development is thoroughly readable and no nonsense with immediately usable advice on every page. It is classic Ian Cooper ... clear, concise and common sense". Chris Spencer, General Counsel, EMIS Group plc “This book serves as a salient reminder that your business is failing if it doesn’t treat the customer as king in all it does. Packed with amusing anecdotes and practical tips, everyone in business would benefit from the lessons it provides. I challenge anyone to read this book and not find at least one area they can improve". Craig Holt, Chief Executive, QualitySolicitors “Ian Cooper's book is packed with jaw-dropping anecdotes of opportunities lost and custom going begging because suppliers of goods and services have forgotten who their customers are and what they actually want? Ian does not preach or hector but his insights into how business is getting it wrong are delivered with his usual gentle humour". Len Tingle, BBC Political Editor - Yorkshire, veteran BBC broadcaster / writer on business issues. "Considered, down to earth and straight to the point. This guide is a true testament to Ian Cooper's knowledgable and no nonsense approach".Brett Dennis - Marketing strategist for Every1. “Ian CoTable of ContentsContents List Introduction Chapter 1 - The 21 Common Sense Business Development Truths 1. Focus On Converting Leads, Not Just Generating Leads 2. Exceed Customer Expectations 3. Speak To Potential Customers And Clients … And Speak To Them Nicely 4. Be Open For Business 5. Don’t Let Your Administration Get In The Way 6. There’s No Job More Important Than Helping Customers or Clients Part With Their Cash 7. Don’t Let Technology Get In The Way 8. Quality And Word Of Mouth Counts For Everything 9. Actively Strive For Consistency 10. Recruitment Is Part Of Business Development 11. Keep In Touch With Your Existing Customers And Clients 12. Master Social Online Media 13. Test Your Ideas, Concepts And Prices 14. Plan, But Keep Things Simple 15. Take Complaints Seriously 16. Make Your Customer Or Client Environment Appropriate 17. Train Your People To Spot Opportunities 18. Get Out Of Your Office Or Premises And Mix And Mingle 19. Find A Niche And Specialise 20. Model What Works Best 21. Be Squeaky Clean Chapter 2 - Asking The Right Business Questions: A Toolkit For Business Development The 5 Impact Questions The 100 Business Development Questions Chapter 3 - The 20 Business Development Pricing Tools, Truths And Techniques 1. Winning Business Is Not The Most Important Thing – Being Profitable Is. 2. Price Is A Communications Issue, Not A Financial Or Accounting One. 3. Focus On Value And Service And Not Just Price. 4. Bundle In And Include As Much As You Can. 5. Unbundle And Charge Things Separately. 6. Don’t Fall Into The Price Trap. 7. Consider Increasing Your Prices. 8. Use Division And Comparison. 9. Get Others To Justify Your Prices. 10. Price With Guarantees. 11. Price For Specialisation. 12. Price For Profile And Experience. 13. Price Based On Feedback And Testing. 14. Price For Prestige. 15. Price For Know-How. 16. Price With The Competition In Mind. 17. If You Must Have A Loss Leader, Make It Count. 18. Consider Special Deals, Promotions, Sales And Discounts. 19. Price For Easy Payment. 20. Pricing With Magic Numbers. Chapter 4 – Introducing The Business Development Priorities Priority 1 – Convert Leads, Opportunities And Enquiries Into Profitable Business. Priority 2 – Develop More Business From Existing Customers And Clients. Priority 3 – Externalise Business Development Efforts To Generate New Opportunities, Leads And Enquiries. Chapter 5 - Priority 1 – Convert Leads, Opportunities And Enquiries Into Profitable Business. The 10 Commandments Of Converting Leads And Enquiries. The 5 Step Conversion System. Chapter 6 - Priority 2 – Develop More Business From Existing Customers And Clients. The Five Golden Rules: Golden Rule 1 – Know Your Customers And Clients. Golden Rule 2 &

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Book SynopsisTHE GAME-CHANGING APPROACH TO STRATEGY AND PLANNING THAT WILL KEEP YOUR BUSINESS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITIONDeveloped by the military and intelligence agencies, red teaming is a revolutionary way to stress-test strategies, flush out unseen threats and missed opportunities, and execute more successfully in an increasingly uncertain world.Red teaming makes critical and contrarian thinking part of the planning process, forcing companies to take a hard look at their assumptions, examine the ways in which plans could fail, and carefully consider alternative explanations and perspectives. By embracing red teaming, leaders in companies of every size and in every industry will be able to plan better, innovate and make their businesses one of the disruptors in the marketplace, rather than one of the disrupted. Don''t get left behind.Red teaming can help any company plan better, anticipate emerging threats and avoid potentially disastrous mistakes - from mistimed pTrade ReviewRed teaming is a vital way for leaders to get the honest answers and alternative perspectives they need to plan better and make their strategies succeed -- Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author of Triggers, What Got You Here Won't Get You There

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Book SynopsisThis book provides professionals with the confidence and know-how to build a complete substance misuse management programme and deliver it within their respective workplace, regardless of sector or discipline.Organizations are frequently in the dark about their rights and obligations where substance misuse takes place in their workplace, affects performance or employee wellbeing, or in extreme cases has a devastating impact on both the company and its employees. There is no formal training for HR, Occupational Health or Health and Safety professionals, solicitors, union representatives and many more situations. This book is written in such a way that as to help those professions, as well as individuals, understand the step-by-step process for building a complete workplace substance and alcohol misuse programme.Managing Workplace Substance Misuse is written by the UK's only registered expert witness for substance misuse policy writing, implementation and mediatioTable of ContentsSome Common Drugs Found in the Workplace, Foreword, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Index

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Book SynopsisPublic Sector Strategy explores how strategic decisions are developed and implemented in the public sector, and examines the psychology underpinning strategic decision-making.Combining knowledge from traditional perspectives with contemporary insights on strategic management, this book considers how managers make their decisions and provides key concepts and practical tools to aid delivery of strategy within highly institutionalised settings. This book provides theoretical grounding, real-life global cases, and practical examples of strategic decisions in an international public-sector context by working through the underpinnings of strategy, the influencing factors of strategic decision-making, strategic implementation, and strategic tools in practice.It should be a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public sector strategy and strategic management more broadly. It will also be of benefit for public sector managers, conTrade Review"This book fills a much-needed gap in the market by combining strategic management and the public sector. Its uniqueness lies in the exploration of psychology within strategic decision making and extensive guidance to practitioners It builds upon the work of seminal authors and shows how theory derived from the private sector can be adapted to the public sector. It will be a valuable book to UG and PG students and public sector managers." Maria Mouratidou, Institute of Business, Industry & Leadership, University of Cumbria, UK"The book provides a well-balanced coverage of theories and applications of strategy and strategic decision-making in the public sector. The authors explain the role of institutional, cognitive and behavioural processes in making strategic decisions. Case studies and tools like, for example, cognitive mapping and strategic workshops will help practitioners develop strategy in public sector organisations." Alberto Asquer, School of Finance and Management, SOAS University of London, UKTable of ContentsSection 1: The Public Sector 1.1. What is the ‘public sector?’ Section 2: Theoretical Underpinnings of Strategy 2. Approaches to developing strategy in the public sector 3. Traditional approaches to strategy and value creation Section 3: Factors that Influence Strategic Decision-Making 4. Influences on strategy development: Classical Models 5. Influences on strategy development: Neo-institutional theory & organisational fields 6. The psychology of decision-making 6. The use of cognitive heuristics in strategic decision-making Section 4: Strategic Tools in Practice 8. Current debates in Strategy as Practice, neo-institutional theory, and workshops 9. Revealed Cognitive Causal Mapping: Theoretical underpinning and approaches to analysis 10. Running a strategy workshop - a practical guide 11. Case studies and insights from public sector strategy sessions Section 5: Summary 12. Summary and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe rates of medical bullying, absences by LGBT+ professionals due to lack of safety in the workplace, and subsequent suicidality for LGBT+ youth and adults are exponentially higher than for non-LGBT+ youth and adults. As a result, many LGBT+ patients and professionals are suffering needlessly, and many business leaders are unsure of what to do. This book solves that problem.Featuring real-life situations and scenarios, a glossary, and further resources, this book enables professionals in a variety of business roles to integrate foundational concepts into their everyday interactions with potential and current employees to create an overall medical workplace culture that nurtures a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming environment for all. This book can be utilized by independent readers, department teams, and entire medical corporations reading experiences.Setting out best practices and professional guidance for creating an LGBT+ inclusive medical workplaceTrade ReviewThe number one reason why gender-affirming care is so critical, is because it is lifesaving. There are few interventions in the modern medical era that we can truly call lifesaving, but gender-affirming care is one of those. We know that when gender-diverse individuals have access to an affirming and culturally and clinically competent healthcare provider, they have decreased rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality. Gender-affirming care includes any aspect of healthcare that is delivered in a way that is informed by the lived experience of gender-diverse people with both cultural and clinical competence. It can include primary care, mental health support, gender-affirming hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgery, any other specialty care for general health, and more.Gender-affirming care education starts in our health profession schools including medical school, graduate medical education programs, nursing school, pharmacy school, public health school, physician assistant school, social work school, psychology programs, physical therapy, and more. We need more educational programs for healthcare professionals who have finished their training programs, who did not have access to gender-affirming care education while in school. We know that gender-diverse individuals have better health outcomes when they have even one supportive person in their life. We can all provide gender-affirming care in whatever we do. A great place to start or continue to do that is by reading The Medical Professional’s Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion: Creating a Workplace Culture that Nurtures a Welcoming, Inclusive, and Affirming Environment.Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, MD (she/her)Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of PlumeTable of ContentsForeword by Dr. Marci Bowers, President of World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Preface. Acknowledgments. How Big of a Problem Is This? About the Author. Introduction. SECTION I THE FOUNDATION: TERMINOLOGY AND INSIGHTS. 1 Safety. 2 Hate Crimes. 3 Allyship. 4 Privilege. 5 Intersectionality. 6 Battle Fatigue. 7 Terminology. 8 Masking and Coming Out. 9 More Terminology. 10 Medical Experiences. 11 Retransitioning and Detransitioning & Going Back into the Closet. Additional Useful Terminology for Section I. Questions and Answers. Research Your Resources. Trans Joy. In Closing. SECTION II SCENARIOS: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Scenario 1. Scenario 2. Scenario 3. Scenario 4. Scenario 5. Scenario 6. Scenario 7. Scenario 8. Scenario 9. Scenario 10. Scenario 11. Scenario 12. Scenario 13. Scenario 14. Scenario 15. Scenario 16. SECTION III PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE. 12 Assessing Your Workplace. 13 In the Medical Office and Collaborative Spaces. 14 Leadership and Learning Materials. 15 How to Implement Change. In Closing. Afterword Written by Danny Roberts, Star of MTV’s The Real World: New Orleans. Appendix I: Opposition. Appendix II: Suggested Readings & Resources. Appendix III: Suggested Reading for Youth. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe results of the quality revolution have been mixed. Global competition has elevated the most successful companies, in terms of providing goods and services, but even then initiatives such as total quality, business process re-engineering and Six Sigma have been heralded as the solution, only to have been replaced with the next 'big thing' when it came along. Hoshin Kanri is not the next big thing in quality, it is a strategic approach to continuous improvement that provides a context for all of the individual elements such as Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing. David Hutchins' Hoshin Kanri shows you how to develop a dynamic vision for continuous improvement; to implement effective policies to support it; to link key performance indicators to Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen and to sustain a strategy-led programme for improving business performance.Trade Review'Hoshin Kanri, Buy this book. Don't borrow it, don't browse through it - just get your own copy (because you'll want to own it), and get it soon! The book as a whole is very enriching and all comprehensive. It is a rare master piece and one of the best books I have ever read - pertaining to this area of interest. The style of presentation is simple but concrete, credible and irresistable. Kudos to the author and the publisher for the wonderful initiative! - Dr Vineeta Kamran, Principal, City Montessori School & College, Lucknow, India '...Hoshin Kanri is well organized, beginning with a roadmap of Hoshin Kanri, with each chapter following the roadmap. The resulting tapestry tells a story in a very effective manner. The reader never loses sight of the big picture as he or she works through each of the component parts. Hutchins’ approach to writing the book is in sync with the very principles of Hoshin Kanri...Whether you are new to continuous quality improvement, a cynical veteran of many failed initiatives, a seasoned or green executive team, Hoshin Kanri is worth your time and can be a valuable roadmap for setting a clear course in troubled times.' By Terry Conry in NCCI (National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education) Newsletter '...this is a practical book from a practical and established exponent of the Japanese approach. From these pages, it is possible to unravel what the various terms mean and where they fit into the big picture.' Quality WorldTable of Contents1: Hoshin Kanri – An Overview; 2: Creating the Vision; 3: Strategy and Tactics; 4: Driver Policies: Becoming Fit, Fast, Lean and Hungry!; 5: Driver Measures to KPIs; 6: Benchmarking; 7: Prioritising KPIs and Cost of Poor Quality; 8: Risk Management; 9: The Loose Brick; 10: Policy Deployment and Control; 11: The Voice of the Customer; 12: Supply Chain Management; 13: Six Sigma; 14: Lean Manufacturing; 15: Process Analysis and Process Re-Engineering; 16: The Principles of Continuous Improvement; 17: Quality Circles; 18: Business Management Systems (Auditing Hoshin Kanri); 19: Quality Function Deployment; 20: Education; 21: Suggestions for Performance Indicators; 22: Implementation Plan

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Book Synopsis''Anyone who has ever wished they attended a top-ten MBA school now has an alternative. Silbiger''s The 10-Day MBA. It distils the basics of a top MBA programme. It''s interesting, informative and certainly cheaper. I recommend it!'' Tom Fischgrund, author of The Insider''s Guide to the Top Ten Business SchoolsA business classic, The 10-Day MBA provides an invaluable guide for all the people who do not have the time or resources to take a full-time business degree, or who require a short revision aid. Internationally acclaimed, this carefully structured and easy-to-read course will enable you to understand the concepts and jargon used in the business world without having to leave your desk. Here is your chance to become familiar with the key tools and theories taught at Harvard and Stanford and other leading business schools - in just ten days!

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Book Synopsis****This is a pocket-sized version of the A4 pictorial guide***Whatever the shape or size of a business, they all have one thing in common - they hope to make money. A major factor in determining success is the ability of management to control its finances. Business Finance painlessly demystifies the process of accounting and the understanding of business finance. Follow the adventures of a small-time entrepreneur and his finance director as she helps him turn his business from a potential casualty of the ''Death Valley Curve'' into an efficient, profit-making success story. Balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flow, working capital, depreciation, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and gearing are all explained making this the book to guide readers safely through the jargon jungle of financial management.Trade Review'In appealing and easy-to-refer style, the cartoons cover subjects such as Profit & Loss, Balance Sheets, Controlling Cash Flow, Forecasting Performance and as section entitled Getting Away From It All where the characters look for an accounts-free holiday only to discover themselves solving the business problems of a Greek islander!' - Business Opportunity World, January 1996 '..demystifies the accounting process.' - The European - Business, February 1996 Table of ContentsHow money works in business; Profit and loss and balance sheet; Controlling cash flow; Forecasting performance; Interpreting financial information; Planning for success; Getting away from it all; Glossary of accounting terms; Answer page.

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Book SynopsisGreat businesses naturally have many things in common: superbly designed products and services, knockout customer experiences, sustained excellence at execution, outstanding talent and teamwork, and great leadership. But there''s also something else, an X factor that keeps renewing and strengthening great businesses through good times and bad. Based on almost ten years of empirical research involving 50,000 companies, Jim Stengel, former director of marketing at Procter & Gamble, shows how the world''s 50 best businesses - as diverse as Apple, Red Bull, Pampers and Petrobras - have a cause and effect relationship between financial performance and their ability to connect with fundamental human emotions, hopes, values and greater purposes.In this, the next big idea book, Stengel deftly blends timeless truths about human behaviour and values into an action framework, to show us how by embracing what he describes as ''brand ideals'', the world''s best businesses can achieve incredible growth and drastically improve their performance.Trade ReviewIn seven years as global marketing officer of Procter & Gamble, Jim Stengel was influenced by celebrated management writers such as Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, and Stephen Covey ... Grow stands a chance of becoming a similarly influential text for a new generation of executives * Financial Times *By combining a scientist's rigor with a storyteller's gifts, Jim Stengel has produced a brilliant, must-read book supremely suited to our times * Arianna Huffington *When you start reading Grow, you may well feel a little sceptical about the ideal and its bottom-line value. But you'll soon become intrigued - and then utterly convinced. Jim Stengel shares his beliefs and his experience with a generosity bordering on the reckless; and has the hard, clean numbers to bear his teachings out * Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP *A new, powerful model for business. ... A must-read ... for all business leaders * Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook *Grow is a tool kit for turning the power of ideals...into competitive advantage and sustainable growth * Robert A. McDonald, chairman, president, and CEO, Procter & Gamble *

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Book SynopsisWith its research-based approach and ample practical examples, this book is designed for advanced undergraduates, MBA students, and professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of digital market dynamics by offering a step-by-step guide on how to develop and launch digital innovations.Trade Review'This book will be a valuable resource for students in a range of courses related to digital innovation, strategy, and business models, and more generally to any reader interested in these topics. An important element of the book is a series of case studies that will help readers to connect theory to practice. Highly recommended.' Chris Forman, Cornell University'A much-awaited textbook that offers a comprehensive perspective on the cutting-edge knowledge in the realm of digital-driven innovation. The book is a formidable toolkit for both business students and aspiring entrepreneurs to gain a holistic understanding of the shifting innovation and competition dynamics in digital sectors, equipping them with actionable frameworks to craft effective strategies for harnessing the opportunities presented by the digital revolution.' Carmelo Cennamo, Copenhagen Business School'I highly recommend Digital Innovation Strategy as a must-read for anyone involved in, or contemplating, the creation of an innovation strategy in the digital age. In today's business environment, where digitalization is the linchpin of competitive advantage and the key to delivering cost-effective services, this book is a priceless asset. The book guides readers through every stage of this vital activity, offering practical examples that illuminate the process. In an era where digital innovation is paramount, Digital Innovation Strategy is your concise yet comprehensive companion for navigating the digital landscape and ensuring your business remains at the forefront of innovation. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a budding entrepreneur, this book is an essential tool for success.' Rashik Parmar, British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT'An elegant book that combines the rigor of economic thinking with the kind of tangible advice most useful for managers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Professor Leiponen highlights the specificities of information and data markets, why they matter for digital innovation, and how digital innovation should be organized, at both the firm and ecosystem levels. An extremely clear and engaging read!' Tobias Kretschmer, LM University of MunichTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. What is Special about Digital Business Innovation?; 2. Digital Disruption; 3. Disruptive Communication Networks; Part II. Information Products and Sources: 4. Production of Information Goods; 5. Pricing of Information; 6. Consumption of Information; 7. Building and Commercializing Data Assets; 8. Business Model Design for Information Goods; Part III. Networks: 9. Networks and Systems; 10. Network Competition; 11. Platform Strategies; Part IV. Organizing Digital Innovations: 12. The Inverted Firm; 13. Digital Business Models; 14. Business Model Framework; Part V. Gaining Ecosystem Momentum: 15. Launching a New Digital Business Model; 16. Sources of Competitive Advantage in Digital Ecosystems; 17. Intellectual Property Rights and Digital Technologies.

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Book SynopsisThomas Clarke's International Corporate Governance offers a panoramic guide to corporate governance and examines the recurring crises in governance and the reform around the world.This is a popular classic book but significant changes have been made to this new edition to take account of: the continuing impact of the global financial crisis and the wave of regulation development flowing from this the profound consequences of climate change and the urgent need for corporations to respond with the commitment to sustainable value creation Important elements of the work include: contemporary governance failures including BP, VW, Boeing, GM/Tesla, Apple, Purdue Pharma, and Theranos; the ongoing vitality of the diversity of corporate governance across the world; digital disruption in capital markets and initiatives to build long-term investment; the universTable of ContentsTable of Contents: Forword Preface Cycles of Governance Boards and Directors: The Political Mechanisms of Corporate Governance Finance, Law, and Markets: The Institutional Elements of Corporate Governance Anglo-American Corporate Governance European Corporate Governance Asia Pacific Corporate Governance The Globalization of Corporate Governance Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Governance and Climate Change Corporate Sustainability Case Studies: Corporate Governance Crisis Global Financial Crisis Cases (2007-2009) Lehman Brothers RBS UBS Iceland Asia-Pacific Cases (2009-2022) Satyam Olympus Renault-Nissan Sustainability Cases (2010-2022) BP VW Boeing GM/Tesla Apple Public Health Cases (2003-2022) Purdue Pharma Theranos

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Book SynopsisPractical Customer Success Management is a complete handbook for CSMs, written by a customer success expert who has coached and trained many hundreds of customer success managers across the globe. The book is aimed at increasing both productivity and consistency of quality of output for customer success managers of all levels, from relative newcomers through to seasoned professionals. The book is highly practical in nature and is packed full of good humored but very direct advice and assistance for dealing with exactly the types of real world situations CSMs face every day.Practical Customer Success Management provides a simple-to-follow, best practice framework that explains what the core customer success management steps are at each stage of the customer journey to business outcome success and in what circumstances to apply those steps. It describes and explains which situations each step applies to and provides recommendations for activitiTrade Review"Practical Customer Success Management is a must read playbook for all business leaders and customer success-focused professionals. It imparts a solid grounding in what customer success is and why it is so important, whilst highlighting key challenges and how to respond to them. In addition it provides a detailed practical framework that explains both what to do and how to do it at every stage of the customer success engagement." Jason Noble Global Customer Success and SaaS Leader "Practical Customer Success Management is unique from any other customer success management book I’ve read in that it bridges the gap between the theory of customer success and the reality of actually implementing a customer success program. The templates provide the jumpstart needed to either stand up a new framework or to bridge gaps in an existing framework. This is a welcome addition to my customer success library!"Theresa Campbell Customer Experience Executive Presidio"This book contains so much common sense that my neck was getting tired from nodding my head in agreement so often. As you read the material, and especially if you’re a seasoned customer success professional, you immediately recognize that it was written by someone with many years of deep experience working with clients. And I think that’s where Rick Adams’ book is differentiated from most of the other customer success content that has been published. He’s clearly coming at this from years of customer leadership in real life scenarios, from the trenches in which it seems he was able to work with customers week by week to help them methodically advance in their ability to adopt more of a product or service in order to achieve their goals. And that’s what customer success is all about."Peter Armaly Senior Director Customer Success Oracle"As a relative newcomer to Customer Success, I have found this book to be an invaluable resource. Customer Success as a function within my organization is still in its infancy, and for that reason, there is much that remains to be built out and standardized. I feel as though we've done a good job of making the best with what we have, but I am someone that thrives when there is a structured roadmap to follow. That is precisely what this book offers, and does so with great detail. I found so many of the scenarios and examples to be extremely relatable, and the recommended processes highly applicable. I plan to implement Rick's framework not only to my day-to-day activities, but also to serve as our Customer Success team's playbook and guide."Dan Louks Customer Success Manager Hiring Solved"I wish a book like this existed when I started in Customer Success! I’ve been in the role for more than half of my career and I was impressed with the book’s vast coverage of the multiple facets and nuances of the Customer Success position. Practical Customer Success Management is a great foundational book for learning the principles and applications of Customer Success and a good practical guide, well laid out enough to be easily referenceable and easily digested." Cyn Taylor Enterprise Customer Success Manager LogicMonitor"This book provides a comprehensive review of the Customer Success role and responsibilities as distinctly different from overall customer experience and applicable to any business, not just SaaS. Onboarding, adoption planning, and adoption implementation are described in depth and there are immediately usable recommendations to execute each phase effectively."Anne Marie Ponder Senior Manager, IT Infrastucture Astellas Pharma US"In his book, Adams not only clarifies what customer success management is, but he also provides all the ingredients to create the right customer success strategy. If you need to implement customer success within your own company, or if you are a CSM who simply wants an authoritative guide to customer success management best practices then dive in!"Baptiste Debever Head of Growth & Co Founder Alkalab"It is refreshing to see a book that articulates easy-to-follow concepts of customer success management using real-life examples on how to perform the role more effectively and efficiently. Adams’ style of writing is entertaining and very simple to digest, and what I particularly appreciated is the way in which he has broken down complex challenges and made them easy to understand for customer success managers to apply in everyday situations when serving their customers."Samuel Parri Global Success Manager and Senior Program Leader "The growth of Customer Success as a corporate discipline has been remarkable and continues unabated. Rick’s excellent book is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in Customer Success. Whether you are contemplating your first foray into Customer Success or are a seasoned executive, this book provides both the framework and practical guides to help ensure that you have the best-practice structures and processes in place for both today and the future."Adam Joseph CEO CSM Insight"A structured and logical approach that will help new and experienced CSMs to bridge the gap between Customer Success theory and practical application."James Scott General Partner Success HackerTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Who is This Book For?. Foreword. About the Author. Introduction. Chapter 1: An Overview of the Customer Success Manager’s Role. Chapter 2: Readiness for Customer Success Management. Chapter 3: Customer Success Management Tasks, Tools and Techniques. Chapter 4: Practical CSM Framework Stage 1: Preparation. Chapter 5: Practical CSM Framework Phase 2: Commitment. Chapter 6: Practical CSM Framework Phase 3: Onboarding. Chapter 7: Practical CSM Framework Phase 4: Adoption Planning Part 1 – Concepts. Chapter 8: Practical CSM Framework Stage 4: Adoption Planning Part 2 - Practice. Chapter 9: Practical CSM Framework Phase 5: Adoption Implementation. Chapter 10: Practical CSM Framework Phase 6: Value Realization. Chapter 11: Practical CSM Framework Phase 7: Engagement Evaluation. Chapter 12: Concluding Thoughts.

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