I subscribe to Booz-Allen's Strategy + Business. They've sent out their
list of the best business books of 2004. Thought I'd pass it along.
Regards,
Fred Nickols
nickols@att.net
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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:14 PM
To: Fred Nickols
Subject: s+b Exclusive: s+b Selects the Best Business Books of 2004
Welcome to s+b's enews, a strategy+business exclusive.
Best Business Books 2004
New York, N.Y., Dec. 7, 2004 -- strategy+business has selected the nine best
business books of 2004. The winners, along with 26 other works on strategy,
management, innovation, and other timely topics, are explored, debated, and
recommended in nine essays by some of the world's most prominent business
thinkers.
The top books in each category are:
Strategy: "Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right," by
Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5910898?gko=ccd54-1876-5910898
Management: "The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company," by
Constance L. Hays
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5910959?gko=f1c3c-1876-5910959
IT & Innovation: "The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of Business
Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability," by Marco
Iansiti and Roy Levien
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5911123?gko=1ef56-1876-5911123
Leadership: "Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating
Lasting Value," by Bill George
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5911186?gko=f5995-1876-5911186
Governance: "Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Corporate Boards for a
Complex World," by Colin B. Carter and Jay W. Lorsch
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5955702?gko=8b1ab-1876-5955702
Change Management: "Change Without Pain: How Managers Can Overcome
Initiative Overload, Organizational Chaos, and Employee Burnout," by Eric
Abrahamson
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5955765?gko=580de-1876-5955765
The Bubble: "Rational Exuberance: Silencing the Enemies of Growth and Why
the Future Is Better Than You Think," by Michael J. Mandel
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5956580?gko=1a4c4-1876-5956580
Behavioral Economics: "The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of
Economic Life," by Paul Seabright
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5956751?gko=beb69-1876-5956751
The New Consumer: "The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value
Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness," by Virginia Postrel
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/5956839?gko=b99bb-1876-5956839
To read the complete essay in each category, use the links in the list
above.
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