Authors:David A. Thomas, John J. Gabarro,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: corporate, america, executives, minority, making, breaking
Number of Pages: 347
Published: 1999-06
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0875848664
ISBN-13: 9780875848662

American companies may tout their equal opportunity initiatives, but with 95% of all executive-level positions in the US held by white males, most of these programs clearly fall far short of their goals when it comes to diversifying upper management. Yet, even in the face of such overwhelming odds, some minority executives do break through to the highest leadership ranks. What can we learn from these success stories? In one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top, Breaking Through examines the crucial connection between corporate culture and the adva

Authors:Cyriac R. Roeding, Gert Purkert, Sandro K. Kindner, R
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: software, firms, world, insights, management, success, secrets
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 1999-10
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 1578511054
ISBN-13: 9781578511051

The software industry is the most powerful wealth creator in history. It’s an industry of extreme success--unrivaled job creation, extraordinary growth, accelerated product cycles--but the failures can be just as spectacular. What can we learn from the winners? In Secrets of Software Success, the authors investigate the software industry’s best practices in order to develop a complete picture of what it takes to build a thriving software business. Drawing on an exclusive worldwide survey of more than 100 global software companies and 450 top executives, Secrets of Software Succe

Author: Eric D. Beinhocker
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: remaking, economics, radical, complexity, wealth, evolution, origin
Number of Pages: 527
Published: 2006-06-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 157851777X
ISBN-13: 9781578517770

Over 6.4 billion people participate in a $36.5 trillion global economy, designed and overseen by no one. How did this marvel of self-organized complexity evolve? How is wealth created within this system? And how can wealth be increased for the benefit of individuals, businesses, and society? In The Origin of Wealth, Eric D. Beinhocker argues that modern science provides a radical perspective on these age-old questions, with far-reaching implications. According to Beinhocker, wealth creation is the product of a simple but profoundly powerful evolutionary formula: differentiate, select, and a

Authors:Suzy Wetlaufer, Steven Prokesch, Joan Magretta, Alice
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: ceos, interviews, review, business, harvard
Number of Pages: 261
Published: 2000-01-15
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 1578513294
ISBN-13: 9781578513291

Leading Minds and Landmark Ideas In An Easily Accessible FormatFrom the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series delivers the fundamental information today’s professionals need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Prominent CEOs share, in their own words, their insights and thoughts on both cutting edge issues and timeless topics. Combined, these eight interviews create perhaps the most extensive and stimulating seminar on the latest business thi

Authors:James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser, Joe Wheeler,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: work, unbeatable, competitive, advantage, chain, profit, quotient, putting, service, ownership
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-12-08
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1422110230
ISBN-13: 9781422110232

Hundreds of large organizations worldwide have used the groundbreaking Service Profit Chain to improve business performance. Now The Ownership Quotient reveals the next generation of the chain: customer and employee "owners" of your business.Employee-owners exhibit such enthusiasm for their organization that they infect countless customers with similar satisfaction, loyalty, and dedication. Customer-owners are in turn so satisfied with their experience that they relate their stories to others, persuade them to try your product, and provide constructive criticism and new product ideas.As a new

Author: Thomas C. Redman
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: business, asset, important, profiting, driven, data
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-09-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1422119122
ISBN-13: 9781422119129

Your company’s data has the potential to add enormous value to every facet of the organization -- from marketing and new product development to strategy to financial management. Yet if your company is like most, it’s not using its data to create strategic advantage. Data sits around unused -- or incorrect data fouls up operations and decision making.In Data Driven, Thomas Redman, the "Data Doc," shows how to leverage and deploy data to sharpen your company’s competitive edge and enhance its profitability. The author reveals: The special properties that make data such a powerf

Authors:John J. Gabarro, John P. Kotter,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: review, classics, business, harvard, boss, managing
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 1422122883
ISBN-13: 9781422122884

Managing your boss: Isn’t that merely manipulation? Corporate cozying up? Not according to John Gabarro and John Kotter. In this handy guidebook, the authors contend that you manage your boss for a very good reason: to do your best on the job--and thereby benefit not only yourself but also your supervisor and your entire company. Your boss depends on you for cooperation, reliability, and honesty. And you depend on him or her for links to the rest of the organization, for setting priorities, and for obtaining critical resources. By managing your boss--clarifying your own and your supervis