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This book is a mixture of practical advice and motivation-speak (the latter often quite repetitive) and may appeal to older managers wanting to revitalize their careers
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Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight To Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand
Providing solid cases where government regulations helped to give Americans a better life, this will appeal to progressives looking for a history of their movement.
Bonvillian and Sarma make a clear and convincing case for the necessity and potential of this new path. Their work will appeal to a broad readership, particularly those interested in policy change for social good.
Recommend for anyone, as readers do not have to be in the field of conflict management to enjoy this book. For fans of Robert Hunt’s Mastering Confrontation: Become an Expert at Effective Communication. Master the Art of Dealing with Conflict.
Friedman has made an important contribution to the literature on the intertwining of Western economic thought with religious beliefs. His detailed tracing of the philosophical and theological roots of free market economics is well researched, well written, and well worth reading.
This book will aid readers leading or participating in video calls. No technical knowledge required. For fans of Sam Beltenberg’s, Zoom: 2020 Beginner’s Guide.
This very detailed look at carefully crafted principles for organizations of any size to apply will appeal to fans of Susan David’s Emotional Agility.
For anyone looking to obtain lifelong tools rather than a step-by-step guide to success, this book is for you. Recommended for fans of Carey Davidson’s The Five Archetypes.
This is essentially a reference book that provides brief, basic information on the accomplishments of select entrepreneurs. It will likely be a resource for people interested in business history rather than being read from cover to cover.
Timely for readers interested in important issues, such as data ethics, privacy, platform policies and regulations, the role of social media tech giants in our lives, and how these tools impact consumers’ behaviors., CA
An insightful study of capitalism and the “harbingers of doom” that have been part of its history. Faculty researchers, and students of economics and philosophy should find this informative and timely. Highly recommended.
This is an excellent overview of the field and a good starting point for students of economics. Highly recommended reading.
This book achieves what it sets out to do
This is more successful as a set of biographical interviews or personality profiles than as a guide to effective leadership.
This will appeal to those seeking practical suggestions for improving business and philanthropic behavior.
Lorr succeeds in raising awareness of the people who make our food systems possible and the conditions in which they live and work. Yet the stories do not always effectively cohere to create a well-rounded narrative.
Cabot cuts through the hype and romance of the counterculture to identify the emergence of a burgeoning industry focused on housewives and seniors. Highly recommended.
This informative, detailed guide to using emotional intelligence on the job is tailored to those in midcareer, seeking careers in business, or wishing to learn more about emotional intelligence. Business administration students could use this as supplemental reading for management courses.
Vital for all businesses and organizations with any direct contact with Gen Z. Highly recommended for all university libraries supporting business and psychology curriculum.
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The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers Is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum
This will appeal to people fascinated with the possibilities of cryptocurrency, as well as those interested in the personalities involved and the business history of the concept.
Recommended for general readers curious about AI, and business owners interested in implementing AI to realize a ROI (return on investment). A great addition to collections in which Alex Castrounis’s AI for People and Business circulates well.
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The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most
Vinsel and Russell’s observations make a compelling counterpoint to the innovation mania that has dominated this decade. Will appeal to innovation skeptics and fans of Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow and Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit.
At once imaginative and pragmatic, this will appeal to those who regard branding as a sometimes daunting task of creating and fostering emotional connections with customers.
Recommended for service veterans or those who belong to a military force and are interested in pursuing a career in business.
A solid self-help choice for business managers who seek to live, sleep, and dream their jobs.
Dorling’s thought-provoking findings, fears, and hopes for the future are an excellent introduction for both students and a wider audience interested in the consequences of shifting demographics.
Many practical and actionable suggestions throughout the book make it a valuable read for anyone interested in working on their communication practices. Recommended for expanding business and self-help collections in the area of work-related communication.
Sound advice for the corporate world on creating and maintaining a culture of trust and integrity. Will appeal to aspiring corporate leaders and readers interested in a glimpse of the inner workings of successful start-ups.
An essential addition to the field of economic studies and especially vital for academic libraries; a thorough overview of how to start and run a small business; Henderson’s passion will be a clarion call to action for business leaders; Orozco’s work is highly recommended for introverts and those who work with and supervise them
Recommended for anyone interested in developing entrepreneurial or leadership skills.
This revealing and accessible postmortem of GE’s downward spiral will be important reading for a wide audience, including customers, employees, former employees, and investors, as well as anyone interested in 21st-century corporate management.
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Capital and Ideology
This meticulous analysis will interest those with a serious concern for economic public policy.
With forewords by Gillian Anderson and Jennifer Nadel, this inspirational, thought-provoking guide is highly recommended for women at all stages in their careers.
While beneficial for all readers, this helpful guide would make a perfect gift for college students entering the job market.
This informative book will appeal to readers wishing to delve further into the processes of modern finance and economic forecasts
Many of the situations addressed in this book--from customer service to crime to chronic illness--are daunting. Yet, the commitment and ingenuity used to tackle the issues are nothing less than inspirational. Every organization could benefit from upstream thinking.
Offering a unique perspective in the highly saturated field of leadership advice, this breezy work, with its quick-paced and conversational style, makes for an engaging read. It may interest anyone looking for unconventional approaches to business.
Women in all phases of life should find encouragement from Muñoz’s experiences and career-centered advice.
Part exposé, part mystery, Enrich’s account richly illuminates Deutsche Bank’s excesses and Trump’s business practices. Readers of Andrew Sorkin’s Too Big To Fail, which unveiled vulnerabilities in the financial industry, will find Enrich’s more focused account equally compelling.
A worthy successor to the authors’ previous work that also stands on its own, this should be an essential read for college students and might also become a hit on the lecture circuit.
For managers focused on motivation and productivity and anyone else seeking advice on how to express thankfulness.
A comprehensive look at workforce strategies for the 21st century. Every person promoted to a management position should be given a copy of this informative guide.
Great practical business advice from a teacher with real-world experience.
An Ivy League short course for the price of a book. Huang’s guidance will resonate with avid readers of business books.
An informative book based on qualitative and quantitative analysis. The advice will benefit companies and organizations of all sizes.
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Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time
A useful book for those aspiring to lead organizations, especially managers wishing to enact social change.
Davies makes the science of economics accessible and personal by identifying trends connected to the communities and people he encountered across the globe, and by showing how their efforts and resilience hold promise for a better future. For all interested in the global economy.
An academic work for serious readers of economic theory.
Ingrassia presents a fascinating look at successful startups and their impact on consumer culture. This guide will be especially valuable for business students, practitioners, and aspiring entrepreneurs.
This straightforward assemblage of practical solutions for revitalizing Europe's economy will have an audience with readers of Stiglitz's earlier work and anyone interested in economics.
Economists and business professionals will be well-served by this insightful analysis, as will social activists and all those concerned by the growing separation between rich and poor.
Economists and business professionals will be well-served by this insightful analysis, as will social activists and all those concerned by the growing separation between rich and poor.
Hochberg has written an accessible, necessary book that will increase our understanding of trade and economic policies and the ways in which they impact our daily lives. Highly recommended.
A respectable business work recasting vintage techniques that may be compelling to a more scholarly audience.
Readers on a budget or establishing a household will find inspiration and customizable ideas here. Those seeking a philosophical discussion about downsizing or decluttering as they undertake organizing should also look to Margareta Magnusson’s The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning or Joshua Becker’s The Minimalist Home.
Perfect for financial novices and students--the unique compact format and simple sketches make even the most complex financial concepts both easy to read and understand.
This work is sure to be controversial, but it will find an audience with those interested in public policy relating to unemployment and inequality.
The book sticks close to its focus of franchising McDonald’s restaurants among black communities in the 20th century, and covers the topic well. This niche subject may not have wide-ranging appeal, but the research is invaluable for those studying the intersections of race, economics, and business in the United States.
While Krugman’s rousing, jargon-free writings will please progressive readers, they will be disconcerting to many conservative ones. An informative and controversial study combining business and political science.
Much has already been written about Disney’s theme parks, but Snow’s readable business history explores the work and innovation that went into launching the park.
This book offers some sound lessons for those involved in retail, and will also benefit those who learn best from personal narratives.
An intriguing perspective on the intersections of IT, management, and finance.
A worthwhile personal account and career guide for budding entrepreneurs.
Will appeal to those interested in the intersection of marketing and consumer behavior.
A useful guide that is most appropriate for actual or aspiring managers and management consultants.
Gilkey’s constructive guidance will likely appeal to white-collar workers, especially those in managerial and administrative positions
Through the stories of individuals, often from varied neighborhoods, businesses, and corporations, Lemann makes these experiences come alive. Readers can use this insightful business history to guide their forecasts
Based on six years of research and with a fast-paced writing style that interweaves multiple stories, this illuminating work on the exceedingly influential Koch and his company will be welcomed by all readers of business or politics. Leonard does for Koch what Andrew Sorkin’s Too Big To Fail did for the 2008 financial crisis
While the work overall is hindered by repetition, it also contains suggestions that will likely provoke reflection by business owners and experienced managers.
A much-needed resource for women of color in the workplace that realistically looks at the issues faced and offers advice on how to enact change. Highly recommended.
A how-to guide that will appeal to managers and leaders seeking advice for improving and maintaining morale in workplace culture.
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How To Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive
This resource encourages readers to consider all aspects of inclusion, even the less obvious ones. Brown asserts that one need not be in a position of power to make a difference; anyone can advocate for what’s right, though it won’t always be easy.
Eric Klinenberg's love song to public libraries (and other community-building public spaces), a history of American capitalism penned by the former chair of the Federal Reserve, and a critically acclaimed deep dive into universal basic income make the list of top 20 best-selling titles on business and economics.
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The Handy Accounting Answer Book
Anyone interested in learning more about personal or corporate accounting will find useful information here.
An intriguing look at strategies for the long-term with citations from business executives, sociologists, and philosophers; highly recommended.
Although somewhat uneven in its coverage of labor history, this lively and informative read will appeal to those interested in the current challenges facing American workers.
While centering on a specific narrative, this book serves as much more than an overview of the NMAAHC and will not solely appeal to museum curators or academics, as Bunch addresses the ways in which public spaces must be disrupted and dehierarchized to change cultural narratives.
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Why Digital Transformations Fail: The Surprising Disciplines of How to Take Off and Stay Ahead
A useful primer for the next generation in IT and business management.
Green energy enthusiasts will appreciate this account of how hard work, capitalist wiles, and negotiation are needed to turn a good idea into a reality.
This guide will prove useful for human resource managers, individuals involved in hiring processes or staff training and development, and those who address gendered inequities in the workplace, as well as readers interested in how gendered oppression and feminist responses to it has shaped organizational cultures
This thought-provoking work will appeal to organizational and team leaders and those who aspire to such positions.
For anyone interested in world history; for those looking for new music recommendations; patrons of all levels could spend hours browsing this superb title; highly recommended for undergraduate and general adult audiences
November 2017 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
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To Start a Business and Ignite Your Life: A Simple Guide to Combining Business Wisdom with Passion
Recommended for anyone interested in being an entrepreneur and for students of business administration.
A useful book aimed at serious entrepreneurs ready to enter the China market. Recommended.
Thorndike’s analysis of these overlooked business executives will appeal to business school students and investors looking for a way to evaluate companies outside marketplace chatter. Highly recommended.
A good complement to Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum’s That Used To Be Us or Robert Shiller’s Finance and the Good Society, this book is a valuable resource for details about the financial crisis.
James’s focus on the EMU’s development yields insights about current regional financial crises. This in-depth history will appeal to academic readers looking for extensive details about the EMU from several decades. Recommended.
Hawthorne’s story is compelling on many levels: it offers a peek into life in Jamaica, a classic immigrant narrative, and a testament to the strength of family. Hawthorne’s is a Horatio Alger tale with a Caribbean flavor, which should find an appreciative audience among entrepreneurs and business aficionados.
Overall, this is a good starting point for any woman with an idea for starting her own business, but without the confidence and information to do so.
Rather ostentatious, this book’s many descriptions of philanthropic projects are somewhat self-congratulatory; readers may wonder how truly effective they are. This will have limited readership.
With little mathematics or accounting described in its pages, this is not a technical work. The book instead explains how accounting, a natural human instinct, became a profession. Recommended for readers interested in the origins of modern accounting and how that history relates to the recent financial near collapse.
For readers willing to challenge the status quo, this book will wrap their minds around a new way of thinking about markets and economies.
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