Business
The Representation Gap
Since the early 1980s the industrial relations systems of Britain and America have been weakened, causing the "representation gap".
The Ultimate Book of Business Breakthroughs
When coca-cola, during World War 2, decided to sell coke en masse to American soldiers at a heavily discounted price they established themselves as a fundamental part of the American lifestyle.
Cannibals with Forks
In this book, Elkington, best selling author and green business extraordinaire, questions the policy of holding corporations accountable to a “triple bottom-line” of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social justice and if this constitutes progress.
Synergy
Synergy is the business strategist's major goal - but why is it so difficult to achieve? The authors of this book argue that there are four biases which prevent managers from making good decisions. They offer instead, the idea of four mental biases as antidotes.
The Living Company
An investigation into the consequences of building a sustainable work community for human resource management, for strategic planning and for organisational structure.
Gravy Training
This is a study of the way in which business schools have emerged from the backwater of academia that they inhabited 20 years ago, into the glamorous global industry position they occupy today.
The Ultimate Business Guru Book
This work provides summaries of the strategic business thinking of a range of business "gurus", along with an assessment of the impact that these thinkers have had on the business world. It is intended to offer a fast path into the ideas of those who have made a difference.
The Difference Engine
An examination of the nature of partnering in the late 20th century. It describes how organizations must adapt their leadership, strategy and communications process if they are to sustain innovative partnerships. The book identifies partnering styles and diagnostic tools.
The 500 Year Delta
This work offers insights into the evolving business future, over the next 500 years. It asks, "How will the accelerating pace of technology transform the way people view themselves and organize their lives?
Exporting the American Model
Marie-Laure Djelic explores the convergent and divergent trends in the evolution of business systems and organization in Western Europe in the post-war period. She examines in particular the influence of a large-scale, cross-national transfer of the American corporate model.