Posted by admin on 21 Jun 2009 at 1:17 am under Business
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The great corporate research departments at companies like Bell Labs, IBM and Xerox were once the motor of American industry. But that may be changing, according to this probing academic study of corporate technological innovation. Chesbrough, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business [...]
Posted by admin on 25 Feb 2009 at 6:04 am under Recommended
Editorial Reviews
Unless you know where your company is going, chances are it won’t get very far in today’s global marketplace. That’s why every business needs the strong vision and keen sense of direction that come from the development, evaluation, and implementation of business strategiesand why every business owner or manager should have [...]
Posted by admin on 25 Feb 2009 at 5:54 am under Recommended
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“…many valuable ideas…” (Long Range Planning, Vol 37 2004)
The complexity and dynamism of modern industries and businesses has exposed shortcomings in the strategy tools currently in widespread use. Senior management is in urgent need of a practical, fact-based, but rigorous approach for understanding [...]
Posted by admin on 02 Feb 2009 at 12:27 am under Recommended
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“A blockbuster of a book. There are many analytical probes of strategic management concepts that students of business administration must read. A tremendous book.”–Richard H. Fabris, New Jersey City University
“A comprehensive, lucidly written text.”–Ram Baliga, Wake Forest University
“An enormous number of well chosen examples illustrate [...]
Posted by admin on 21 Jan 2009 at 5:49 pm under Recommended
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BusinessWeek“In his important, well-argued new book, Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations, longtime Silicon Valley executive Richard J. Elkus Jr. demonstrates how, through complacent government and misguided business practices, the U.S. has surrendered its lead in one key market or technology after another, [...]
Posted by admin on 11 Jan 2009 at 12:50 am under Recommended
‘Managing Smart’ examines the challenges facing today’s management and provides fast, practical answers for solving common workplace situations. It presents step-by-step instructions for mastering more than 300 key real-world management tasks.
This condensed business guide includes information on: * Leadership techniques * Labor management * Strategic planning * Time management * Marketing [...]
Posted by admin on 29 Dec 2008 at 9:15 am under Recommended
From Publishers Weekly
The great corporate research departments at companies like Bell Labs, IBM and Xerox were once the motor of American industry. But that may be changing, according to this probing academic study of corporate technological innovation. Chesbrough, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School, argues [...]
Posted by admin on 04 Dec 2008 at 12:31 pm under Recommended
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
MIT professor Hax and consultant Wilde aim to show how to squeeze more profits and greater efficiency out of an organization. Building off the work of Michael Porter, C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel, they argue that the best way to gain competitive advantage is [...]
Posted by admin on 28 Nov 2008 at 2:19 pm under Recommended
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“The editors of this well-crafted collection posit that the field is at a critical inflection point, which warrants both a retrospective and forward-looking examination. The editors are to be commended for bringing together a diverse, scholarly group of writers to focus their attention on the growing [...]
Posted by admin on 15 Nov 2008 at 5:58 pm under Recommended
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The great corporate research departments at companies like Bell Labs, IBM and Xerox were once the motor of American industry. But that may be changing, according to this probing academic study of corporate technological innovation. Chesbrough, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School, [...]
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