The Practice of Management

The first book to depict management as a distinct function and to recognize managing as a separate responsibility, this classic work by Peter Drucker is the fundamental and basic book for understanding these ideas.

The Human Side of Enterprise

Heralded as one of the most important pieces of management literature ever written, a touchstone for scholars and a handbook for practitioners, The Human Side of Enterprise continues to receive the highest accolades nearly half a century after its initial publication. Influencing such major management gurus such as Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis, McGregor’s revolutionary Theory Y-which contends that individuals are self-motivated and self-directed-and Theory … [ Read more ]

Value Propositions

Interview with Mercer Management Consulting’s David Bovet and Joseph Martha (authors of book titled ‘Value Nets: Breaking the Supply Chain to Unlock Hidden Profits’) elicited five value propositions that are reshaping the relationships between companies and their customers.

Reinventing The CIO

Tomorrow’s IT leaders will have to be part general, part maestro, and part evangelist

Why Can’t We Get Anything Done?

Stanford B-school professor Jeffrey Pfeffer has a question: If we’re so smart, why can’t we get anything done? Here are 16 rules to help you make things happen in your organization.

Mercenaries vs. Missionaries: John Doerr Sees Two Kinds of Internet Entrepreneurs

The growth of the Internet revolution from zero to $400 billion in five years owes much of its momentum to venture capitalists like John Doerr, partner at VC firm Kleiner Perkins. Yet Doerr worries about the future of that revolution, including an educational system in the U.S. that inadequately prepares its students to be business leaders. He also distinguishes between entrepreneurs who are mercenaries … [ Read more ]

Where Schumpeter was nearly Right – the Swedish Model and Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

In Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Joseph A. Schumpeter concluded that socialism would eventually displace capitalism in Western democracies. This would come about as a result of the superior performance of capitalism. Six essential elements of Schumpeter’s prediction about the fate of capitalism are confronted with the development of the Swedish economy.

The Concept of Copyright Fights for Internet Survival

Article discusses implications of technology on the idea of copyright; doesn’t attempt to provide answers as much as the questions {free registration required}

Trading Places

Business-to-business marketplaces are bringing buyers and sellers together on the Internet, and all the parties involved are reaping the benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

Venture funding is reinvented

part of Red Herring’s 10 Trends 2000 special, this article talks about the increasing competition among VCs to fund a limited supply of good ideas and teamsand the associated implications and strategies