Business books

The novel The Magnificent Ambersons reveals the dangers of complacency in the face of transformative new technologies.

University College London professor Vaughn Tan offers lessons in innovation from the world of high cuisine.

In his new book, journalist Matthew Yglesias argues that the U.S. should strive to triple its population.

How companies come together to create value when disruption leads to new industry sectors.

NYU’s Christian Busch makes the case that serendipity is a skill, resulting from a mindset that allows you to see and act on opportunities in seemingly unrelated facts or events.

Philip Roth’s American Pastoral measures the gulf between a careful business leader and his radical daughter.

In The Ends Game, professors Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg explain how companies can help their customers meet goals by rewriting the rules of commerce.

Economist Pavlina R. Tcherneva demolishes the idea that there is an optimal rate of unemployment and makes a timely case for a national job guarantee.

What captains of industry can learn from captains in the great age of sail.

In his new book, journalist and historian Marc Levinson describes the limits of long supply chains and the ways in which new trade routes are forming.

In an age of big data, artificial intelligence, and continual forecasting, fiction can help us navigate uncertainty by opening our eyes to a wide range of scenarios.

A 20th-century working-class philosopher has a lot to teach modern workers — and managers — about finding meaning in life, and on the job.

Hult International Business School professor Amit Mukherjee argues that new leadership practices are needed for a digital era.

For those who want to slow down and still keep up.

George Bernard Shaw’s 1905 play Major Barbara, the best stage drama written about business, has lessons that resonate with today’s audiences.

In his new book, historian Rutger Bregman argues that people are actually fundamentally good.

In The Power of Experiments, Harvard Business School professors Michael Luca and Max Bazerman provide an overview of the applications, promise, and perils of corporate experimentation.

A serial failure up until the Civil War, Grant had a talent for leadership that secured the Union. His strategy and style still offer valuable lessons for today’s executives.