Business books

In his new book, MIT Sloan School research fellow Michael Schrage explores the powerful effects of recommendation engines and where they might lead.

Writers at strategy+business pick the year’s best books in seven categories.

Our picks for the best business books of 2020 in seven categories.

Paying attention to humans

Failure and the root of invention

A master class in conflicts

Managing in a pandemic year

Gunning for history

Strategy with a purpose

From the outside in

In the 20th edition of strategy+business’s Best Business Books section, our writers identify the three most compelling reads in seven genres.

The iconic novel, which celebrates risk-taking and self-interest, has important lessons for current debates surrounding inequality and liberty.

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.