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Switchby Chip Heath; Dan Heath
Broadway Books 2010; US$ 13.99Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that’s built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick . Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems—the rational mind and the emotional mind—that compete for control. The rational mind wants a great beach body; the emotional mind wants that Oreo cookie. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. This tension can doom a change effort—but if it is overcome, change can come quickly. In Switch, the Heaths... more...
Good to Greatby Jim Collins
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 14.99The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning. But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? The Study For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great? The Standards Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research... more...
Here Comes Everybodyby Clay Shirky
Penguin Group Inc. 2009; US$ 12.99A revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them, with profound long-term economic and social effects-for good and for ill A handful of kite hobbyists scattered around the world find each other online and collaborate on the most radical improvement in kite design in decades. A midwestern professor of Middle Eastern history starts a blog after 9/11 that becomes essential reading for journalists covering the Iraq war. Activists use the Internet and e-mail to bring offensive comments made by Trent Lott and Don Imus to a wide public and hound them from their positions. A few people find that a world-class online encyclopedia... more...
Reframing Organizationsby Lee G. Bolman; Terrence E. Deal
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 45.00First published in 1984, Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal?s best-selling book has become a classic in the field. Its four-frame model examines organizations as factories, families, jungles, and theaters or temples: The Structural Frame : how to organize and structure groups and teams to get results The Human Resource Frame : how to tailor organizations to satisfy human needs, improve human resource management, and build positive interpersonal and group dynamics The Political Frame : how to cope with power and conflict, build coalitions, hone political skills, and deal with internal and external politics The Symbolic Frame : how to shape a culture that gives purpose and meaning to work, stage organizational drama for internal and external audiences,... more...
The Economics of Input-Output Analysisby Thijs ten Raa
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 36.00Surveying the most recent developments in input-output analysis and their applications, this textbook shows students with a background in micro- and macroeconomics how to apply their knowledge to concrete economies. Exercises and review questions are included at the end of each chapter, and solutions at the end of the book. more...
Sustainable Business Developmentby David L. Rainey
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 38.00In today's turbulent business environment, leaders must think more broadly about what a corporation is and how it can create a richer future. This book provides a comprehensive sense of what sustainable business development is and how companies can use it to make a significant difference. more...
Research Skills for Policy and Developmentby Alan Thomas; Giles Mohan
Sage Publications Ltd. 2007; US$ 60.00Unlike a simple `how to' guide, Research Skills for Policy and Development provides a critique of various methods and situates these approaches within `real life' organisational settings, enabling those working in or studying development to locate, evaluate and use relevant information quickly but rigorously. The successor to Finding Out Fast (SAGE, 1998) it reflects the changes in development management theories and practice over the last seven years, and includes new material and advice on critical use of the web as a resource and research tool. more...
Data Collection and Analysisby Roger Sapsford; Victor Jupp
Sage Publications Ltd. 2006; US$ 59.00Building on the strengths of the bestselling first edition, this expanded version includes: three chapters focusing on: research and information on the Net; discourse research; ethnographic and discursive qualitative analysis; up-to-date examples of research in action and material on questionnaire design, composite measurement and techniques of quantitative and qualitative interviewing. more...
Imagining Indiaby Nandan Nilekani
Penguin Group Inc. 2010; US$ 13.99A visionary look at the evolution and future of India In this momentous book, Nandan Nilekani traces the central ideas that shaped India's past and present and asks the key question of the future: How will India as a global power avoid the mistakes of earlier development models? As a co-founder of Infosys, a global leader in information technology, Nilekani has actively participated in the company's rise during the past twenty-seven years. In Imagining India , he uses his global experience and understanding to discuss the future of India and its role as a global citizen and emerging economic giant. Nilekani engages with India's particular obstacles and opportunities, charting a new way forward for the young nation. more...