Book Review

Best Research books and resources. Refer these to improve your understanding of research before undertaking Business Analysis Projects. Blaxter, L. (2010) How to research. Tight & Christina. Hughes (eds.). Maidenhead, England :, McGraw-Hill/Open University Press. Saunders, M.N.K. (2019) Research methods for business students . Adrian Thornhill & Philip Lewis (eds.). Harlow :, Pearson Education Limited. […]

Best Finance and Accounting: Books, Journals and Resources. Best Finance and Accounting Books Here are the best books on Finance and Accounting that are aimed at undergraduate, graduate and MBA students studying finance and accounting modules. Accounting for non-accounting students by J.Dyson. Pearson. Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students who are studying accounting as part […]

Best Human Resource Management (HRM) Books, Journals and Resources. Books Essentials of international human resource management : managing people globally. International human resource management : the transformation of work in a global context. Author:Lucio & MacKenzie. Intercultural management : concepts, practice, critical reflection Author: Holtbrügge, Dirk. Essentials of international human resource management : managing people […]

Best Entrepreneurship: Books, Journals and Resources Books Burns, P., 2016/2021. Entrepreneurship and small business: Start-up, growth and maturity, 4th ed. or 5th ed. Palgrave Macmillan Limited. Baron, R., and S. Shane, 2008. Entrepreneurship. A process perspective, 2nd ed. Mason (OH):Thomson/ SouthWestern. Barringer, B.R. and R. D. Ireland, 2016. Entrepreneurship: Successfully launching new ventures, 5th ed. […]

In the book “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” written by Yuval Harari, Harari takes us through the various revolutions that humans have undergone, right from their days as hunters to the present day. Harari also goes deep into the topic of capitalism, an economic-led system based on private ownership of the means of production […]

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a book written for entrepreneurs and talks about how startups should go about launching their business. The author also provides several examples of companies that have used innovation to develop radically new products, in order to drive certain points. As per Ries, a startup is a company that […]

Essential Reading Bhattacharyya, D. K. (2009) Organisational Systems, Design, Structure and Management, 1st ed), Himalaya, Mumbai. Buchanan, D. A. & Huczynski, A.A. (2013) Organisational Behaviour: An Introductory Text (8th ed), Prentice Hall, Hemel Hempstead. Handy, C. (1993) Understanding Organisations, (4th ed) Penguin, London. Recommended Reading Boddy, D. (2011) Management: An Introduction. (5th.ed), Prentice Hall, Hemel […]

Organisational Behaviour: Books, Journals and Resources Best Organisational Behaviour Books Bhattacharyya, D. K. (2009) Organisational Systems, Design, Structure and Management, 1st ed), Himalaya, Mumbai. Buchanan, D. A. & Huczynski, A.A. (2013) Organisational Behaviour: An Introductory Text (8th ed), Prentice Hall, Hemel Hempstead. Handy, C. (1993) Understanding Organisations, (4th ed) Penguin, London. Boddy, D. (2011) Management: […]

Best Operations Books, Journals and Resources. Operations: Best Books Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, A. and Johnston, R. (2016), Operations Management, 7th Edition Operations: Journals Abdallah, A.B., Dahiyat, S.E. and Matsui, Y., (2019). Lean management and innovation performance: Evidence from international manufacturing companies. Management Research Review. . Arlbjørn, J.S., Freytag, P.V. and De Haas, H., (2011). Service […]

STRATEGY Books, Journals & Resources. Strategy Books Assen, M.V; Berg, G.V.D and Pietersma, P (2009). Key Management Models. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. p1-77. EXPLORING CORPORATE STRATEGY (J JOHNSON, G, SCHOLES, K, & WHITTINGTON, R.) Evans, V (2014). Strategy Tools. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. p23-67. Grant, R.M (2016). Contemporary Strategy Analysis . 9th ed. […]

In his book ‘Swimming with the Sharks’, the author Joris Luyendijk tries to find out what were the real reasons for the 2008 crash, and if sufficient measures have been taken post the crisis to prevent such instances from happening again. When Luyendijk starts on this assignment, the first thing he notices is that the […]

Michael Lewis Liar’s Poker (2006 [1989]) London: Hodder “Fuckspeak” in Finance: A Sociological and Gender Retrospective (Book Review) ‘”The fuckin’ frogs are getting their faces ripped off,” said the Pirhana, meaning the French [government] were losing a lot of money’ on a bond issue (p82). The “Pirhana” was one of the senior traders who came […]