Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done232 reviews Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ... Crown Business, 2002 A "Must Read" for Executives + Insights into Execution as a Discipline & System + Obviously if you're going to get things done, you gotta "execute" them... + Muy buen libro             The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business6 reviews Alfred D., Jr. Chandler Belknap Press, 1993 Outstanding + Excellent History, Weak on Theory + Great read on history of management This superb book is an exceedingly well documented and well written description and analysis of the birth of a major contemporary institution, the modern corporation. As Chandler points out, this is an American story. The modern multiunit, vertically integrated corporation run by professional ...             Boards At Work: How Corporate Boards Create Competitive Advantage (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)4 reviews Ram Charan Jossey-Bass, 1998 Sound advice on good governance + Corporate boards + Board review + Timely Executive Book for 2002             Rejuvenating the Mature Business: The Competitive Challenge2 reviews Charles Baden-Fuller, John Stopford Harvard Business School Press, 1994 Essential reading for managers engauged in radical change. This is an exciting and well written book. It argues persuasively that maturity is not cast in stone - it is a state of mind. It is possible to turnaround and sustain success in mature markets. The key theme is that firms, and in the end managers, are the key engine of success not the industry in ...             Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining ...14 reviews John M. Bryson Jossey-Bass, 2004 Strategic Planning Textbook + Awesome + Good Book but a bit dry + Textbook Review             Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution3 reviews Christopher A. Bartlett, Sumantra Ghoshal Harvard Business School Press, 2002 Pathbreaking book + Excellent source + An appreciative book that looks forward into the future This seminal book has been a part of my professional library for almost a decade, now. I am an Associate Professor in International Business and teach the subjects covered in this book. From this book a number of concepts have grown which continues to dominate the discussion of global management. ...             The New Corporate Strategy, Revised Edition H. I. Ansoff Wiley, 1988 Twenty years ago, he wrote the bible on corporate strategy. Now, Igor Ansoff returns to meet the challenges of today's changing economy… The New Corporate Strategy. An indispensable guide to identifying, understanding, and adapting to changes in today's business environment. Here's how to set your company's strategy straight and get the hundred percent effort you need from your people to ...             Leadership and the Quest for Integrity2 reviews Joseph L., Jr. Badaracco, Richard R. Ellsworth Harvard Business School Press, 1993 Leaders pay attention to this book! + Lessons for the Aspiring Manager Literary teaching how to deal with human trends and desires, this books brings one of the most important perspective to those who are facing,or just about to face, a leadership position: What makes people happy, and as a consequence more productive in their work, achiving above average results.             Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy66 reviews Philip Evans, Thomas S. Wurster Harvard Business School Press, 1999 A valuable e-business classic - but lacks an epilogue + "New economics of information" or new business of information? + A knowledge economy classic + Learn from the past & avoid being swept-away by E-commerce 2             Designing Organizations: An Executive Briefing on Strategy, Structure, and Process (Jossey-Bass Management ...2 reviews Jay R. Galbraith Jossey-Bass, 1995 "Design is a key task of the leader." + a leading book from a leading authority ! "This book is about designing effective organizations. It emphasizes that design is a key task of the leader. It suggests that effective organizations are necessary for competitiveness and they are a growing source for competitive advantage. The focus of the book is therefore on equipping leaders ...             Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices8 reviews Peter Ferdinand Drucker Collins Business, 1993 The original and best work on corporate strategy + insightful, practical and still relevant 35 years after being published + More than worth the price + Great content, bad material + worth every penny and time spent             The Functions of the Executive: 30th Anniversary Edition6 reviews Chester I. Barnard Harvard University Press, 2007 Excellent, optimistic, human-centered management text + Demands Executives must meet + The Functions of the Executive by Chester I.Barnard + Surprises from the past             The Practice of Management15 reviews Peter F. Drucker Collins, 1993 One of the greatest management handbooks + A good management book + Great Book! + A fundamental text!             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't703 reviews Jim Collins Collins Business, 2001 Worth for its price + A good look at what companies can do to manage talent + Good to Great + Good to Great review             Competing on the Edge : Strategy as Structured Chaos26 reviews Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Harvard Business School Press, 1998 Fresh View of Strategy + A must read for strategy consultants + Predicting the Future is Easy, Being Right is Hard + A must read             Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the American Industrial Enterprise3 reviews Alfred D. Chandler The MIT Press, 1969 Strategy drives structure while structure drives strategy + Such a great fundamental perspective on the analysis of a business + Strategy and Structure Chandler's book is excellent and I find myself reading it again and again as I mature as a manager. I ask myself why do some organizations act and seem so different from others? Well, Chandler's book points the way to at least some of those reasons. Using Harvard's Case Method, Chandler is ...             Platform Leadership: How Intel, Microsoft, and Cisco Drive Industry Innovation8 reviews Annabelle Gawer, Michael A. Cusumano Harvard Business School Press, 2002 It's good to have powerful friends! + Everyone wants a bigger piece of the pie + Great book - worth your time if you are ISV or in High Tech + Excellent read             Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage (2nd Edition)9 reviews Jay B. Barney Prentice Hall, 2001 PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING + Timely and Described Well + How To Frame Corporate Strategy Methodically + How To Frame Corporate Strategy Methodically + Strategy is not that difficult!             Alliance Advantage: The Art of Creating Value Through Partnering6 reviews Yves L. Doz, Gary Hamel Harvard Business School Press, 1998 A truly strategic work on strategic partnerships + The gaps that separate people in an alliance + Framework for capturing advantage through partnerships This is a very important book which should be owned and used by anyone who is in any way concerned with the process of globalisation. The formation of effective strategic alliances lies at the heart of success as a global organisation or in dealing with global majors, and this book provides a ...             Pims Principles4 reviews Robert D. Buzzell Free Press, 1987 The foundation for any strategic thinking excercise + Good Research, Even Though It's a Bit Dated + The foundation for any strategic thinking excercise No strategist should be without The PIMS Principles in their library. I have used it in numerous consulting engagements and found it to be a source of wisdom that trancends the current management fad-of-the-day. PIMS Principles explains all of the recent fads typical of the corporate boardroom in ...