Thought leaders : insights on the future of business

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Thought leaders : insights on the future of business

Joel Kurtzman, editor ; forword by Brian N. Dickie

(The Jossey-Bass business & management series)(A Strategy & business book / Booz・Allen & Hamilton)

Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1998

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The Best Ideas on Business - from Todays Visionary Leaders and Thinkers In this unprecedented collection of interviews and profiles, twelve of the worlds most remarkable business leaders and thinkers tell companies what it will take to prosper in the next century. Visionary and inspiring, the contributors offer compelling insights into such topics as the strategic uses of technology, building sustainable business growth, and realizing a new corporate core while anticipating key business functions and competencies for the future. The cast includes such renowned pundits as C.K. Prahalad, Charles Handy, Gary Hamel, and Warren Bennis. Also heard are a number of powerful new voices including those of Minoru Makihara, president of Mitsubishi; Jean Rene-Fourtou, CEO of the French pharmaceutical-chemical giant Rhone-Poulenc; and Paul Romer, the brilliant Stanford economist. Always fascinating and often provocative, this work speaks to everyone who had rather be ready for tomorrow today.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • About the Editor
  • Introduction
  • 1. Charles Handy, Professor, London Business School, and Author of The Age of Unreason and The Age Of Paradox
  • 2. Minoru Makihara, President, Mitsubishi Corporation
  • 3. Keshub Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra
  • 4. C.K. Prahalad, Professor, University of Michigan, and Coauthor of Competing for the Future
  • 5. John Kao, Professor, Harvard Business School, and Author of Jamming
  • 6. Paul M. Romer, Professor, Stanford Business School
  • 7. Stan Shih, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Acer Group
  • 8. Norbert Walter, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank
  • 9. John T. Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems
  • 10. Warren BennisDistinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Southern California
  • 11. Gary Hamel, Visiting Professor, London Business School, and Coauthor of Competing for the Future
  • 12. Jean-Rene Fourtou, Chairman and CEO, Rhone-Poulnec

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