Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: successful, growth, sustaining, creating, solution, innovator
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-09
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 1578518520
ISBN-13: 9781578518524

The Growth Paradox At best one company in ten is able to sustain profitable growth. Yet capital markets demand that all companies seek it relentlessly and mercilessly punish those who fail. Why is consistent, persistent growth so difficult to achieve? Surprisingly, it s not for lack of great ideas or capable managers, nor is it because customers are too fickle or innovation too unpredictable. Innovation fails, say Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor, because organizations unwittingly strip the disruptive potential from new ideas before they ever see the light of day. In his wor

Author: Peter Ferdinand Drucker
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: review, book, series, business, harvard, drucker, profession, management, peter
Number of Pages: 201
Published: 1998-02
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0875848362
ISBN-13: 9780875848365

For nearly half a century, Peter Drucker has inspired and educated managers - and influenced the nature of business with his landmark articles in the "Harvard Business Review". Here, gathered together and framed by a thoughtful introduction from the Review’s editor Nan Stone, is a priceless collection of his most significant work. One of our leading thinkers on the practice and study of management, Drucker has sought out, identified, and examined the most important issues confronting managers, from corporate strategy to management style to social change. Through his unique lens, this vol

Authors:W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: space, competition, irrelevant, market, uncontested, ocean, strategy, create, blue
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-02-03
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1591396190
ISBN-13: 9781591396192

Winning by Not Competing: A Fresh Approach to Strategy Since the dawn of the industrial age, companies have engaged in head-to-head competition in search of sustained, profitable growth. They have fought for competitive advantage, battled over market share, and struggled for differentiation. Yet these hallmarks of competitive strategy are not the way to create profitable growth in the future. In a book that challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne argue that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a blo

Authors:Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton,
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: knowledge, action, companies, smart, doing, gap, knowing
Number of Pages: 314
Published: 2000-01-15
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1578511240
ISBN-13: 9781578511242

The market for business knowledge is booming, as companies looking to improve their performance pour billions of dollars into training programs, consultants, and executive education. Why, then, are there so many gaps between what firms know they should do and what they actually do? Why do so many companies fail to implement the experience and insight they’ve worked so hard to acquire? The Knowing-Doing Gap is the first book to confront the challenge of turning knowledge about how to improve performance into actions that produce measurable results.Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, well

Author: Harvard Business School Press
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: harvard, review, business, paperback, resolution, negotiation, conflict
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2000-02
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 1578512360
ISBN-13: 9781578512362

The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series brings managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Gathered in a highly accessible format are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for forward-thinking businesspeople worldwide. Managers at every level, and in every industry, must balance various working styles, build efficient management teams, and develop sharp negotiation skills to remain competitive. Harvard Business Review on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Antho
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: industry, change, predict, innovation, using, theories, seeing
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2004-05
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 1591391857
ISBN-13: 9781591391852

A Framework for Predicting Industry Winners and Losers Every day, individuals take action based on how they believe innovation will change industries. Yet these beliefs are largely based on guesswork and incomplete data, and lead to costly errors in judgment. Now, internationally renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen and his research partners Scott D. Anthony and Erik A. Roth present a groundbreaking framework for predicting outcomes in the evolution of any industry. Based on proven theories outlined in Christensen’s landmark books The Innovator’s Dilemma and The

Authors:Norman R. Augustine, Anurag Sharma, Idalene F. Kesne
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Keywords: harvard, review, business, paperback, crisis, management
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2000-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1578512352
ISBN-13: 9781578512355

The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series brings managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Gathered in a highly accessible format are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for forward-thinking businesspeople worldwide. In the rapidly changing world of business, close calls and near misses are not uncommon. Obtaining the managerial skills and tools to effectively manage or avoid these crises is critical to the survival and success of your organization. Har