Stanford Business Books imprint: 100 books
The Roots, Rituals, and Rhetorics of Change
North American Business Schools After the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Some rather remarkable changes took place in North American business schools between 1945 and 1970, altering the character of these institutions, the possibilities for their future, and the terms of discourse about them. This period represents a minor revolution, during which business school are reported...
by Eric G. Flamholtz, Yvonne Randle
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Building Family Business Champions provides a theoretically sound and practical framework for understanding the challenges that family businesses face. Drawing on three decades of consulting with more than 250 companies, their own experience running a family-owned firm, and sound research, Eric G....
Flourishing
A Frank Conversation About Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and his former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all other books about sustainability, this one goes...
Money Games
Profiting from the Convergence of Sports and Entertainment
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
The businesses behind Dubai Sports City, the branding of David Beckham, and the presence and popularity of fantasy sports leagues on the internet are unmistakable indicators that the sports and the entertainment industries are quickly becoming one and the same. But, you needn't travel far or be a...
Building the Responsible Enterprise
Where Vision and Values Add Value
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Building the Responsible Enterprise provides students and practitioners with a practical, yet academically rooted, introduction to the state-of-the-art in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The book consists of four parts, highlighting different aspects of corporate responsibility....
Simple Habits for Complex Times
Powerful Practices for Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
When faced with complex challenges or uncertain outcomes, many leaders believe that if they are smart enough, work hard enough, or turn to the best management tools, they will be able to find the right answer, predict and plan for the future, and break down tasks to produce controllable results. But...
Can Green Sustain Growth?
From the Religion to the Reality of Sustainable Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Green growth has proven to be politically popular, but economically elusive. Can Green Sustain Growth? asks how we can move from theoretical support to implementation, and argues that this leap will require radical experimentation. But systemic change is costly, and a sweeping shift cannot be accomplished...
The Sincerity Edge
How Ethical Leaders Build Dynamic Businesses
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Recognizing their role as "corporate citizens," companies are seeking guidance on how to be true to their missions, principled in practice, and well regarded for their contributions to society. As this book reveals, the key lies in sincerity—the sum of values like authenticity, integrity,...
The Strategic Career
Let Business Principles Guide You
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
We often hear that finding the work we are meant for will multiply our accomplishments and enable us to attain new levels of personal satisfaction. Yet, many who are planning their careers find that the job market has shifted to the advantage of employers, whether as a result of the recession, globalization,...
The Gift of Global Talent
How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. Talented individuals migrate much more frequently than the general population, and the United States has received exceptional inflows of human capital. This foreign talent has transformed U.S. science...
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...
Beyond the Champion
Institutionalizing Innovation Through People
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Large, mature companies often struggle when it comes to the uncertain process of breakthrough innovation. But innovation is an imperative in today's cutthroat business environment. To fulfill its potential, there has to be a better way—and there is.
Beyond the Champion argues that innovation...
The HP Phenomenon
Innovation and Business Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
The HP Phenomenon tells the story of how Hewlett-Packard innovated and transformed itself six times while most of its competitors were unable to make even one significant transformation. It describes those transformations, how they started, how they prevailed, and how the challenges along the way...
Enduring Success
What We Can Learn from the History of Outstanding Corporations
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Enduring Success addresses a key question in business today: How can companies succeed over time? To learn the source of enduring greatness, author Christian Stadler directed a team of eight researchers in a six-year study of some of Europe's oldest and most stellar companies, targeting nine that...