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Reveals how the spread of connectivity and common standards is redefining the information channels that link businesses with their customers, suppliers, and employees. It expands the concepts explored in the "Harvard Business Review" article, "Strategy and the New Economics of Information" and, presents a guide for applying them.

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(Hardback)

Introduces readers to six leaders of brand creation who lived and worked during periods of widespread change - Josiah Wedgwood in the Industrial Revolution; Henry Heinz and Marshall Field in the Transportation and Communication Revolution; and Estee Lauder, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Michael Dell in the Information Revolution.

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(Hardback)

What can we learn from the people who've successfully taken their ideas to world at large How can you make your idea break out From finding your fascination to developing a personal narrative that connects your life to your idea to helping people share that idea, this book can help you have more influence.

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Provides a discussion on organizational change. This book presents a series of articles that address the question, how can change be managed effectively It looks at two theories of change, and provides an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of each theory along every dimension of the change process, from motivation to compensation issues.

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This text examines the connection between corporate culture and the advancement of people of colour. It profiles minority executives at three different firms who have overcome barriers throughout their careers, and outlines the factors that correspond to the advancement of minority executives.

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(Hardback)

Provides insights into the phenomenon that Broadband technologies make high-quality, real time collaboration - between anyone from anywhere in the world - a reality, with implications for the conduct of business. This book offers a picture of what businesses have to do to position themselves for success.

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This text examines IBM's culture and history, looking at various challenges that have faced the company. Illustrating that IBM's poor performance in the 1990s is part of a repeated pattern, it argues that IBM's biggest problems have stemmed from breaking commitments to its employees and customers.

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(Hardback)

Companies that consistently negotiate more valuable agreements in ways that protect key relationships enjoy an important but often overlooked competitive advantage. This book argues that negotiation must be a strategic core competency. It is suitable for CEOs, senior-level managers, HR business leaders, and human resource professionals.

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With advice and tools for improving a wide array of communication skills--from delivering an effective presentation to drafting proposals to the effective use of e-mail--Business Communication helps managers deliver information effectively.

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Based on the authors' experience creating human capital systems at IBM, this book shows how using analytics can dramatically improve a company's ability to make better and faster talent decisions. Organized around four crucial questions managers must ask, it provides a framework to help executives rethink how they use information on talent.

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Argues that China is at an inflection point, with changes in its economic path that will play out in the coming decades. Dismantling persistent myths, the authors describe the rapidly changing context in China and the challenges shaping business there, and examines whether companies should rethink their growth aspirations and strategies in China.

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The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. This title argues that while governments must play a role, businesses should take the lead. It draws on discussions with business leaders around the world to identify ten potential disruptors of the global market system.

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In an economy where markets, consumers, and technology are ever-changing and interdependent, economic catalysts - businesses that bring together a number of groups who need each other and make it easy for them to work together - are essential. This book deals with this topic.

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Retail is a dog-eat-dog world - and nobody has cannibalized market share more ruthlessly or influenced consumers, communities and competition around the world more profoundly than "category killers" like Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and Costco. This book explores how they did it, and what other companies can glean from their strategies.

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Explains how companies can develop a cohort of internal candidates - one of whom may be suited to the increasingly demanding CEO role. This book describes the distinguishing attributes of the inside-outsider and reveals how to recruit, nurture, and promote this type of leader.

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Offers a framework for understanding what happens during the course of changing a mind - and how to influence that process.

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Aims to gather together Peter Drucker's articles from "Harvard Business Review" and frames them with an introduction from the Review's editor Tom Stewart. This book identifies, and examines the important issues confronting managers, from corporate strategy to management style to social change.

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Traces the evolution of the great shifts in organizations and the role of managers in the ongoing effort to balance change with continuity. This book paints a picture of management thinking and practice. It offers insight and guidelines for managers seeking to address organizational challenges.

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Leading clever people can be enormously challenging, yet doing so effectively is the key to your organization's sustained success. This book offers ideas, practices, and examples that you need to create an environment where your most brilliant people can flourish.