Development Growth category: 1653 books
Mental Models
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
There is no single methodology for creating the perfect product—but you can increase your odds. One of the best ways is to understand users' reasons for doing things. Mental Models gives you the tools to help you grasp, and design for, those reasons. Adaptive Path co-founder Indi Young has written...
The Positive Leader with a Big Impact
Business Lessons Learned to Make Money and Have Fun Doing It!
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Positive leadership, Positive employees and a Positive bottom line, where you and your employees are working in sync, making bundles of money and having fun at the same time. Easier said than done? Hardly.
Follow the steps and guidance in this easy-to-read book with lessons that you...
by BusinessNews Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
This work offers a summary of the book “GREEN TO GOLD: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage” by Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston.Daniel Esty is professor of environmental law and policy at Yale University. He was formerly a senior...
by Andres Zamriver
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
How would you like to learn how to get paid quite a decent amount of money
doing things that you love?
This sounds pretty awesome, right? Wouldn’t it be great to get compensated handsomely for doing things that you otherwise would gladly do for absolutely free?
This is exactly the kind of...
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Critical Role of Stakeholders
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
A merger or acquisition is usually a challenging endeavor with a single ultimate aim: to create value for the owner. However, stakeholder theory shows how such a narrow and one-sided focus is detrimental to value-creation in general – not only for other stakeholders within and outside the organization,...
The End of Online Shopping
The Future of New Retail in an Always Connected World
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Retail is going through difficult times and is suffering the consequences of both the economic crisis and the digitization of society. Fundamentally, there is a bigger problem: stores cannot keep up with the changing behavior of customers who are connected 24/7, customers for whom there is no distinction...
by BusinessNews Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
This work offers a summary of the book “HERE COMES EVERYBODY: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations” by Clay Shirky.Clay Shirky is a writer, teacher and consultant. He is an adjunct professor in New York University’s graduate program in interactive telecommunications. Mr. Shirky specializes...
The Business Model Innovation Factory
How to Stay Relevant When The World is Changing
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Business model innovation is the new strategic imperative for all leaders
Blockbuster's executives saw Netflix coming. Yet they stuck with their bricks and mortar business model, losing billions in shareholder value. They were "netflixed." Business models don't last as long as they...
Good Idea. Now What?
How to Move Ideas to Execution
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Proven pathways for taking ideas to implementation
We all have ideas—things we want to do or create—but only some of us will do what it takes to see those ideas come to pass. In Good Idea. Now What? readers will discover some of the essential values and principles that guide successful...
by Les Garnas
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Business networking simplified for all ages
The Consulting Way
A Guide to Becoming a Successful Management Consultant
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
If you want to become a better consultant or are seeking to learn more about entering the consulting field, this guidebook offers the perfect starting point. Whether youre considering your options after college, looking to switch careers or already working at a consulting firm, youll find a trove...
The Power of Convergence
Linking Business Strategies and Technology Decisions to Create Sustainable Success
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
From technology giants to major airlines to government agencies, the landscape is littered with the shells of once-promising enterprises that failed to partner technology and business. Their lost opportunities and billions wasted provide a much-needed wake-up call to businesses. In this forward-thinking...
International Capital Flows in Calm and Turbulent Times
The Need for New International Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2009
International Capital Flows in Calm and Turbulent Times analyzes the financial crises of the late 1990s and draws attention to the type of lenders and investors that triggered and deepened the crises. It concentrates on institutional investors and banks and provides detailed analysis of the countries...
Cross-Cultural Analysis
The Science and Art of Comparing the World's Modern Societies and Their Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
Cross-Cultural Analysis is the sequel to Culture's Consequences, the classic work published by Geert Hofstede, one of the most influential management thinkers in today's times. Hofstede's original work introduced a new research paradigm in cross-cultural analysis: studying cultural differences through...