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Business Literature

Best Business Books 2009

Our annual review: Clive Crook on The Meltdown, Charles Handy on Leadership, Phil Rosenzweig on Strategy, Ayesha Khanna and Parag Khanna on Globalization, Judith F. Samuelson on Management, Catharine P. Taylor on Marketing, Steven Levy on Technology, and James O’Toole on Biography.
 
Operations & Manufacturing

An Essential Step for Corporate Strategy

by Tim Laseter
 
Though often missing, a formal operations strategy can guide the crucial decisions that build competitive advantage.
Auto, Airlines & Transport

Auto Suppliers in Crisis: 1. The Coming Shakeout

by Kasturi Rangan and Evan Hirsh
This bedrock U.S. manufacturing sector is facing consolidation, further cutbacks, and renewal.
Auto, Airlines & Transport

Auto Suppliers in Crisis: 2. Steps for Restructuring

by Jan Miecznikowski and Brian Collie
How to choose which units to cut and which to keep.
 

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Thought Leaders

An Interview with Gretchen Daily

A leading proponent of natural capital valuation says we can build long-term prosperity by assigning prices to the ecosystems next door.
On Peter Drucker’s Centennial why his impact is still so diffiicult to gauge
INTERVIEW: Robert Reich on the excesses of capitalism
INTERVIEW: David MacKay on how arithmetic and rational analysis can wean us off fossil fuels
Business Literature

Author’s Choice: Can You Support Your Successor?

Frances Hesselbein, author of Hesselbein on Leadership, introduces a lesson on one of the many pitfalls that leaders must avoid as they prepare to hand over the reins from Succession, by Marshall Goldsmith.
KNOWLEDGE REVIEW: Selling Gets Complex The Internet, technology, and globalization have changed this age-old game for good
BOOKS IN BRIEF A review of Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn’t Work and Other Surprising Lessons from the Latest Brain Science, by Charles S. Jacobs
Recent Research

Getting Accurate Information from Online Customers

As companies request more personal data from their website visitors, people become increasingly protective of the information they share.
RETIREMENT As a result of the financial downturn, older workers may be forced to retire early
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Examining the characteristics of the typical entrepreneur
VENTURE CAPITAL Location is a determing factor for which companies VC firms will invest in.
ORGANIZATIONS & PEOPLE Fear of unemployment is linked to declining health and increased stress
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Innovating through the Downturn

In turbulent economic times, companies must refocus investments on core R&D and innovation capabilities. Chief innovation officers can execute six tactical actions to help their companies survive a downturn and prosper during recovery.