Harvard Business Review Press: 568 books
Conscious Capitalism
Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2012
As seen on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday
A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller
In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring...
by William A. Sahlman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Judging by all the hoopla surrounding business plans, you'd think the only things standing between would-be entrepreneurs and spectacular success are glossy five-color charts, bundles of meticulous-looking spreadsheets, and decades of month-by-month financial projections. Yet nothing could be further...
Bad Leadership
What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2004
How is Saddam Hussein like Tony Blair? Or Kenneth Lay like Lou Gerstner? Answer: They are, or were, leaders. Many would argue that tyrants, corrupt CEOs, and other abusers of power and authority are not leaders at all--at least not as the word is currently used. But, according to Barbara Kellerman,...
Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck
What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
What’s your entrepreneurial profile?
Do you have what it takes to build a great business?
In this book, three prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs-now venture capitalists and CEO advisers-share the qualities that surface again and again in those who successfully achieve their...
The Network Imperative
How to Survive and Grow in the Age of Digital Business Models
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Digital networks are changing all the rules of business. New, scalable, digitally networked business models, like those of Amazon, Google, Uber, and Airbnb, are affecting growth, scale, and profit potential for companies in every industry. But this seismic shift isn’t unique to digital start-ups...
by Bryan A. Garner
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
DON'T LET YOUR WRITING HOLD YOU BACK.
When you’re fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a luxury. But it’s a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You’ll lose time, money, and influence if your e-mails, proposals, and other important...
Rethinking the MBA
Business Education at a Crossroads
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
"Business Schools Face Test of Faith." "Is It Time to Retrain B-Schools?" As these headlines make clear, business education is at a major crossroads.
For decades, MBA graduates from top-tier schools set the standard for cutting-edge business knowledge and skills. Now the...
Getting to Plan B
Breaking Through to a Better Business Model
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
You have a new venture in mind. And you've crafted a business plan so detailed it's a work of art. Don't get too attached to it.
As John Mullins and Randy Komisar explain in Getting to Plan B, new businesses are fraught with uncertainty. To succeed, you must change the plan in real time as...
by Raymond Sheen
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Get your idea off the ground.
You’ve got a great idea that will increase revenue or boost productivity—but how do you get the buy-in you need to make it happen? By building a business case that clearly shows your idea’s value. That’s not always easy: Maybe you’re not sure what kind...
by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
The proven rewards of a gender-balanced business.
Scores of studies have shown the benefits to the bottom line of gender-balanced organizations. A handful of smart companies have tapped into the opportunities of today’s female consumer base and talent pool-yet too many companies still struggle...
The New Capitalist Manifesto
Building a Disruptively Better Business
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
In this manifesto-style book, radical economist and strategist Umair Haque calls for the end of the corrupt business ideals that exemplify business as usual. His passionate vision for "Capitalism 2.0," or "constructive capitalism," is one in which old paradigms of wasteful growth,...
Beyond Performance Management
Why, When, and How to Use 40 Tools and Best Practices for Superior Business Performance
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
There’s a bewildering array of management tools out there. And they all promise to help you excel at the toughest parts of your job: defining your organization’s strategic direction, managing customers and costs, and boosting workforce performance.
But just 30 percent of these tools deliver...
What's Your Digital Business Model?
Six Questions to Help You Build the Next-Generation Enterprise
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Digital transformation is not about technology--it's about change.
In the rapidly changing digital economy, you can't succeed by merely tweaking management practices that led to past success. And yet, while many leaders and managers recognize the threat from digital--and the potential opportunity--they...
Generation to Generation
Life Cycles of the Family Business
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997
Generation to Generation presents one of the first comprehensive overviews of family business as a specific organizational form. Focusing on the inevitable maturing of families and their firms over time, the authors reveal the dynamics and challenges family businesses face as they move through their...