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. […]
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“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Harari
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 […]
“Another knowledge is possible” by Sousa Santos
The modern world is more connected than ever before and globalisation is ensuring that its benefits such as technology, employment and capital are now available to poorer countries as well. It has also made the western world aware that most of these countries have a deep-rooted culture. While the western world is acknowledging their cultural […]
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
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 […]
Organisation Structures for Effective Management: Books & Journals
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
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: […]
Operations: Books, Journals and Resources
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 […]
Swimming with the Sharks by Joris Luyendijk: Book Review
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 (Book Review)
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 […]
