Business Books imprint: 119 books
More than Money
Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Is poverty inevitable? No, says author Paul Godfrey. More than Money shows how organizations can win the fight against poverty and create prosperity for people at the base of the pyramid in the developing and developed world.
This book presents a novel framework that shows how five types of...
StoryWorks
A Handbook for Leaders, Writers and Speakers
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Inspirational leaders know the power of story. Top coaches use words as a tool for personal transformation. Great speakers and writers realize the importance of narrative. Do you have a new idea? A good proposal? A great product? The best way to sell it is by telling a story. This book shows you how...
The Future Is Yours!
How to Effectively Manage the Whole World, Including Life, Family, and Business, and Remain True To Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
The Future is Yours! is a self-help book about how to make life worth living, be it business or family or private. It starts people wherever they may stand, takes them by the hand and leads them to an attainable future.
Getting New Things Done
Networks, Brokerage, and the Assembly of Innovative Action
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Our networks—and how we work them—create vital ties that bind. Organizations recognize and reward this fact by leaning ever more heavily on collaboration, particularly when it comes to getting new things done. This book offers a framework that explains how innovators use network processes to broker...
Companies on a Mission
Entrepreneurial Strategies for Growing Sustainably, Responsibly, and Profitably
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
"Let your social and environmental conscience be your guide" can be a successful and durable strategy for a firm. This is the first book to explain how following a vision for the earth and for society can be a powerful route to profits for small and medium sized companies.
Companies...
3D Team Leadership
A New Approach for Complex Teams
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Many organizations believe that high-functioning teams hold the key to breakthrough thinking, superior customer service, and high-quality products. But, all too often, leaders and managers fail to support teams so that they can deliver on their promises. For instance, many leaders ask for teamwork,...
by Alan Goldman
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
Unlike other books written on "toxic leaders," this book takes issue with the predominant view that "toxic leaders are bad" and destructive to their companies. Rather, the author argues that even highly productive leaders have some toxic qualities central to their success story....
Money Well Spent
A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Philanthropy is a booming business, with hundreds of billions of dollars committed to the social sector each year. Money Well Spent, an award-winning guide on how to structure philanthropy so that it really makes a difference, offers a comprehensive and crucial resource for individual donors, foundations,...
Leadership Dispatches
Chile's Extraordinary Comeback from Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015
On February 27, 2010, Chile was rocked by a violent earthquake five hundred times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti just six weeks prior. The Chilean earthquake devastated schools, hospitals, roads, and homes, paralyzing the country for weeks and causing economic damage that was equal to 18...
Leading Culture Change
What Every CEO Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Leading Culture Change: What Every CEO Needs To Know is a practical guide for top leaders who are faced with the challenge of shaping their culture to create long term, sustainable value. Culture is changeable—but only with CEO sponsorship and a methodical, best practices approach. Author Christopher...
The Base of the Pyramid Promise
Building Businesses with Impact and Scale
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2016
As economic growth slows in the developed world, the base of the pyramid (BoP) represents perhaps the last great, untapped market. Of the world's 7 billion inhabitants, around 4 billion live in low-income markets in the developing world. These 4 billion people deserve—and, increasingly, are demanding—better...
Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning
Concepts and Cases
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning explores why and how action learning groups have been so successful and creative in solving complex problems. The text begins by briefly reviewing the theories that undergird the effectiveness of action learning, philosophically situating readers and...
by Robert Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2005
This is the first comprehensive introduction to the concepts, theories, and applications of pricing and revenue optimization. From the initial success of "yield management" in the commercial airline industry down to more recent successes of markdown management and dynamic pricing, the application...
Global Trends in Human Resource Management
A Twenty-Year Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2015
Since 1995, USC's Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) has conducted the definitive longitudinal study of the human resource management function in organizations. By analyzing new data every three years since then, the Center has been able to consistently chart changes in how HR is organized and...