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Best Business Books 2008
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without OrganizationsHere Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky
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Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of BusinessCrowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business by Jeff Howe
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $4.75
Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social TechnologiesGroundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $11.25
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to GoogleThe Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google by Nicholas Carr
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.09
Tribes: We Need You to Lead UsTribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin
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The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid ItThe Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It by John Gerzema
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The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with PicturesThe Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
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slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentationsslide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and DeliveryPresentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds
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The Red Queen among Organizations: How Competitiveness EvolvesThe Red Queen among Organizations: How Competitiveness Evolves by William P. Barnett
Buy new: $27.01 / Used from: $17.95
Organizations learn in response to competition, making them stronger competitors and so triggering learning in their rivals. Thus, performance is relative to competition, not absolute. A company can run faster and fall farther behind at the same time.
A Sense of UrgencyA Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter
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The Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with InnovationThe Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation by A.G. Lafley
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Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company InnovatesInnovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates by Peter Skarzynski
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The New Age of Innovation: Driving Cocreated Value Through Global NetworksThe New Age of Innovation: Driving Cocreated Value Through Global Networks by C.K. Prahalad
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Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global EconomyClosing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy by Judy Estrin
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Innovator's Guide to Growth: Putting Disruptive Innovation to Work (Harvard Business School Press)Innovator's Guide to Growth: Putting Disruptive Innovation to Work (Harvard Business School Press) by Scott D. Anthony
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Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World LearnsDisrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Christensen
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The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health CareThe Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care by Clayton M. Christensen
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The Innovator's Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic GrowthThe Innovator's Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth by David Silverstein
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The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship)The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World (The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship) by Amar Bhide
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Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your CompetitionReality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition by Guy Kawasaki
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The Granularity of Growth: How to Identify the Sources of Growth and Drive Enduring Company PerformanceThe Granularity of Growth: How to Identify the Sources of Growth and Drive Enduring Company Performance by Patrick Viguerie
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Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and InnovationsAnalyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations
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Analysis Without Paralysis: 10 Tools to Make Better Strategic DecisionsAnalysis Without Paralysis: 10 Tools to Make Better Strategic Decisions by Babette E. Bensoussan
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Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody ElseTalent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
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Outliers: The Story of SuccessOutliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
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On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're NotOn Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not by Robert Burton
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful ActsMistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris
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Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail NapkinGuesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin by Lawrence Weinstein
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Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational BehaviorSway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our DecisionsPredictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
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True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact SocietyTrue Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society by Farhad Manjoo
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew AmericaHot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman
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The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global EconomyThe World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy by David M. Smick
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the WorldThe Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
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Panic: The Story of Modern Financial InsanityPanic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
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The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and LifeThe Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life by Avinash K. Dixit
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Business War Games: How Large, Small, and New Companies Can Vastly Improve Their Strategies and Outmaneuver the CompetitionBusiness War Games: How Large, Small, and New Companies Can Vastly Improve Their Strategies and Outmaneuver the Competition by Benjamin Gilad
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Competitive Intelligence and Senior ManagementCompetitive Intelligence and Senior Management by J.H.A.M. Rodenberg
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Competitive Intelligence: Fast, Cheap & EthicalCompetitive Intelligence: Fast, Cheap & Ethical by Rob Duncan
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