Strategy & Competition

Most companies ignore one of their best opportunities for honing competitive advantage:proactively managing the business cycle and broader macroeconomics turbulence. In The Well-Timed Strategy, Peter Navarro reveals why the business cycle is an even more powerful P&L driver than you may realize, and... More

Humphrey, drawing on his own extensive executive and management experience, first demonstrates the critical importance of software to nearly every business, large and small. He then outlines seven steps needed to gain control of a software operation and transform it into a professional, businesslike... More

"In describing their comprehensive proposal for negotiations with North Korea, O'Hanlon and Mochizuki exhibit the strategic creativity and analytical depth badly needed by United States policy makers dealing with this strange, dangerous place."--Ash Carter, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and ... More

One fallout of globalization is the race to the bottom. This refers to the dismantling of regulatory standards when two or more nations compete over their investments, skilled labor, etc, and ends when the lowest common denominator in terms of cost of capital or cost of labor is reached. This book ... More

Recounts the remarkable story of Rossotti's leadership and transformation of this much-maligned agency. In the glare of intense public scrutiny, he effected dramatic changes in the way the IRS did business--while it continued to collect $2 trillion in revenue.Recounts the remarkable story of Rossott... More

Organizations need to be innovative to survive, with ability to constantly create a new product, service, process or a system, so as to be competitive and efficient. Banks are no exception to this principle. This book deals with some such innovations. The banking industry underwent profound changes ... More

Inside Yahoo! Reinvention and the Road Ahead "No company better reflects the zeitgeist of the Internet bubble than Yahoo!, which grew from a part-time hobby cataloging Web sites to a $130 billion media company to just another dot.com struggling to remake its business model-all within a span of seve... More

This compact text is an outgrowth of Cartin's bestselling book Principles and Practices of TQM and builds on the principles enunciated in it, with a new focus and a new orientationPrinciples and Practice of Organizational Performance Excellence highlights the need for improving productivity and qual... More

Featuring a tried and tested, practical 17-step how to, this volume presents Problem Solving and Process Management methodology that can be used in any business environment. Includes numerous figures and examples of charts and documents used at each step of the process.Features a tried and tested, p... More

This book is set in the period after September 11, 2001, and traces all the events that this disaster impacted in global aviation. A slew of insightful articles have been drawn from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), A T Kearney, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Mercer and Brandchanne... More

This text is developed and written for an intermediate/advanced course in Operations Management or Manufacturing Planning and Control. This course will be found in the better undergraduate programs in the MBA curriculum as an elective, or in Industrial or manufacturing engineering departments. The t... More

The use and application of ICT continues to be an important factor driving economic growth. The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD and CISCO, is pleased to announce the release of its fourth edition of the annual "Global Information Technology Report" - a comprehensive tool for measu... More

A Highly Effective Marketing Plan (HEMP) is a process that will dramatically improve your chances of profitably selling more of your products and services. HEMP is a straightforward, simple, 17 step plan which you can use to address your problems and opportunities whatever their size, whatever your... More

The knowledge a person gains through experience and continuous learning is very important for both the individual and the organization that leverages this knowledge. This knowledge embodied in individuals, also referred to as organizational capital, plays a vital role in both the creation of shareho... More

Praise for Zero Time(TM) "Zero Time provides valuable insight into the critical success factors of the digital age: total customer experience, velocity, and operational efficiency-all components of Dell's direct model." -Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corporation "Zero Time will becom... More

There is a revolution underway: we are moving rapidly from management to business leadership - using business in its widest sense. The new-style leadership that all organizations need, suggests John Adair, the world's first Professor of Leadership Studies, exists on three broad levels: team, operati... More

This book describes the business processess needed to make companies operate successfully and improve their overall business performance, including, 'best practice' checklists, it provides practical advice on how to design and implement this holistic aproach to designing or redesigning business. Ha... More