MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PETER F. DRUCKER HARPERBUSINESS 1999 Back cover “This is not a book of PREDICTIONS, not a book about the FUTURE. The challenges and issues discussed in it are already with us in every one of the developed countries and in most of the emerging ones (e.g., Korea or …
THE LEADERSHIP GENIUS OF ALFRED P. SLOAN INVALUABLE LESSONS ON BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP FOR TODAY’S MANAGER ALLYN FREEMAN McGRAW-HILL 2005 Front cover Visionary business leader Alfred P. Sloan (1875-1965) revolutionized the world of the American corporation like no else had ever done before him – or would ever do again. From his groundbreaking …
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HANDBOOK FOR THE POSITIVE REVOLUTION EDWARD DE BONO PENGUIN BOOKS 1991 PART I Back cover When Edward de Bono pioneered the concept of ‘lateral thinking’ he started a quiet revolution in thinking that has now spread across the world. He was twenty years ahead of the times when he put forward the idea of the …
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THE POST DEVELOPMENT READER EDITED BY MAJID RAHNEMA WITH VICTORIA BAWTREE ZED BOOKS 1997 PART 3 Introduction by Majid Rahnema (cont.) Part Four starts with a forceful demonstration by Susan George of the ways ‘the poor are developing the rich’, thanks to development practices. Eduardo Galeano follows by telling us the sad story of …
DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE PLANET A BUSINESS PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING IAN CHAMBERS & JOHN HUMBLE GOWER 2011 The Green Economics and Sustainable Growth Series PART 8 Chapter 3: Executive Brief No. 2: Climate Change (Cont) The role of Government, Business and people BUSINESS Why is it important that business takes an active part …
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THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD 1989 PART IX Chapter 9: Christianity: The Concept of Brotherhood In tracing the historical development of the idea of the just society, it is now chronologically appropriate to consider the contribution of Christianity. Having roots in both Judaism and the Roman Empire, this religion …
