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Disrupting Digital Business by R. 'Ray' Wang "Companies succeeding in the digital era have done so not just because of their technology but also because of their understanding of what it takes to build an organization in a digital age. From building a culture of digital DNA to an understanding of what's required to succeed in new business models. Given we no longer sell products or deliver on services, the world of digital requires us to focus on experiences and outcomes. We move from selling products to keeping brand promises. Organizations usually react to change by denying, delaying, and disparaging. But that's a recipe for failure. As with past transformations, organizations must prepare to move ahead of these social, organizational, and technology shifts or be left behind as digital business disruption becomes a necessity. Ray Wang provides a different approach-at once, insightful and practical. By observing the march of technological progress over the past few decades, Wang analyzes the trends that businesses must pay attention and how they should react to them. Those trends, when taken seriously, require a new way of thinking about business"-- "Companies succeeding in the digital era have done so not just because of their technology but also because of their understanding of what it takes to build an organization in a digital age. From building a culture of digital DNA to an understanding of what's required to succeed in new business models. Given we no longer sell products or deliver on services, the world of digital requires us to focus on experiences and outcomes. We move from selling products to keeping brand promises. Organizations usually react to change by denying, delaying, and disparaging. But that's a recipe for failure. As with past transformations, organizations must prepare to move ahead of these social, organizational, and technology shifts or be left behind as digital business disruption becomes a necessity. Ray Wang provides a different approach--at once, insightful and practical. By observing the march of technological progress over the past few decades, Wang analyzes the trends that businesses must pay attention and how they should react to them. Those trends, when taken seriously, require a new way of thinking about business"--
Call Number: HF5548.32 .W3624 2015
ISBN: 9781422142011
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
The Network Imperative by Barry Libert; Yoram Wind; Megan Fenley; Megan Beck; Jerry Wind "Digital networks are changing all the rules of business. New, scalable, digitally networked business models, like those of Amazon, Google, Uber, and Airbnb, are affecting growth, scale, and profit potential for companies of every industry. But this seismic shift isn't unique to digital start-ups and tech superstars. Digital transformation is affecting every business sector, and as investor capital, top talent, and customers shift toward network-centric organizations, the performance gap between early and late adopters is widening. So the question isn't whether your organization needs to change, but when and how much. The Network Imperative is a call to action for managers and executives to embrace network-based business models. The benefits are indisputable: companies that leverage digital platforms to co-create and share value with networks of employees, customers, and suppliers are fast outpacing the market. These companies, or network orchestrators, grow faster, scale with lower marginal cost, and generate the highest revenue multipliers. Supported by research that covers fifteen hundred companies, authors Barry Libert, Megan Beck, and Jerry Wind guide leaders and investors through the ten principles that all organizations can use to grow and profit regardless of their industry. They also share a five-step process for pivoting an organization toward a more scalable and profitable business model. The Network Imperative, brimming with compelling case studies and actionable advice, provides managers with what they really need: new tools and frameworks to generate unprecedented value in a rapidly changing age."
Call Number: HF5548.32 .L5227 2016
ISBN: 9781633692053
Publication Date: 2016-06-28
The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we're expected to make more -- and faster -- decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling worn out by the effort required just to keep up. But somehow some people become quite accomplished at managing information flow. In The Organized Mind, Daniel J. Levitin, PhD, uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how those people excel -- and how readers can use their methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and time.
Call Number: BF323.D5 L49 2014
ISBN: 9780147516312
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern -- and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year. An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business is attacking a single pattern among his employees -- how they approach worker safety -- and soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones. What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives. They succeeded by transforming habits. In The Power of Habit, business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death. At its core, The Power of Habit contains one argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.
Call Number: BF335 .D78 2012
ISBN: 9781400069286
Publication Date: 2012-02-28

Business -- Reference Titles

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management by Cary L. Cooper; Chris Argyris (Editor); William Starbuck (Editor) One strand running through all the volumes of the Blackwell Encyclopedia is that, while the entries may develop and explain the theoretical concepts of the field, there is also an emphasis on their practical application. This makes this set a good place to start for an overview and quick understanding of a topic - not just for students and researchers but also for practitioners." - Reference Reviews "Blackwell's second edition of this work is every bit as impressive as the first. Bottom Line: Extensively revised, with 30 percent new material throughout, this comprehensive resource remains one of the most authoritative general business encyclopedias available. Highly recommended for academic and special library business collections." -Library Journal "This is a critical resource for anyone who wants to explore on topics such as knowledge management, globalization, change management, business ethical issues, total quality management, or benchmarking and management strategies. Summing up: Highly recommended. Academic libraries supporting business/management programs at all academic levels and libraries building a business collection." - Choice
Call Number: HD30.15 .B455 2005
ISBN: 0631233172
Publication Date: 2005-02-14
The Encyclopedia of American Business History by Charles R. Geisst This two-volume, A-to-Z encyclopedia provides coverage of America's business history, from the Hudson fur trade to the Internet. More than 400 entries profile leaders, events, companies, legislation, and movements that have had a significant impact on American business life and history.
Call Number: HF3021 .G44 2006
ISBN: 0816043507
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Encyclopedia of American Women in Business [2 Volumes] by Carol Krismann
ISBN: 9780313327575
Publication Date: 2004-12-30
Entries discuss the lives and careers of businesswomen and cite works for further reading. This set also includes roughly 100 interspersed entries on topics central to American businesswomen, including career planning, childcare, diversity, education, the finance industry, flexible work arrangements, golf and real estate.--from back cover.
Encyclopedia of Capitalism by Syed B. Hussain Since the Industrial Revolution, capitalism has developed from a practical theory into a major force that has an impact on almost every facet of the global economy. Having been modified and adapted to meet the demands of a changing world, capitalism has proven a resilient and, most would agree, productive economic system. The end of the cold war and the acceptance of capitalistic elements by almost every country in the world even those that at one time were most antagonistic to capitalism, such as the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, China, and Cuba has been taken by some as an indication that capitalism is the supreme economic force in the world today. Encyclopedia of Capitalism, a unique three-volume A-to-Z set, examines all aspects of capitalism, including its history, philosophy, theories, key thinkers, impact on individual countries, and much more. Comprised of approximately 750 authoritative entries dealing with the rise and development of capitalism from Adam Smith to today, the set is edited by a specialist in the area of international economics, and all entries are written by scholars and experts in the field. International in scope and containing comprehensive coverage of subjects, many of which cannot be found in other books on the topic, this work is an essential reference for any student, scholar, or general reader with an interest in politics, economics, or history. The first and only encyclopedic set focusing exclusively on this phenomenon, Encyclopedia of Capitalism provides clearly written definitions, descriptions, and explanations of topics and terms that one is likely to encounter when studying capitalism. With more and more countries participating in capitalist business practices, this work serves as a timely, accessible reference on the subject. Coverage includes: Biographies of capitalists, economic theorists, and others who have played key roles in the development of capitalism, including Charles A. Beard, John Keynes, Jiang Zemin, Vladimir I. Lenin, Herbert Marcuse, George Soros, and Cornelius Vanderbilt Industries such as agriculture, banking, and tourism Economic theories and concepts, including dependency, game theory, hegemony, imperialism, class structure, and business cycles Political economy and systems of government such as social democracy and liberalism. Terms, including currency, free trade, recession, subsidies, and venture capital Individual countries such as Cambodia, Canada, Iraq, Russia, and the United States Corporations, conglomerates, and businesses, including Altria (Philip Morris), J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Reliant Energy, Sony, and WorldCom Historical events such as the Industrial Revolution, Thirty Years' War, and War of 1812.
Call Number: HB501 .E558 2004
ISBN: 0816052247
Publication Date: 2004-06-01
Encyclopedia of Small Business by Thomson Gale Staff
ISBN: 9780787691127
Publication Date: 2006-11-17
Contains over six hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on various aspects of small business, covering human resources, production and productivity, financial activities, marketing, legal issues, and many other topics.