An informatively illustrated guide to business principles by a professor, entrepreneur, consultant, executive, and Harvard Business School graduate.
Success in business-and in business school-calls for a broad knowledge base and the ability to turn it into action. This accessible book provides a thorough grounding in the principles most essential to the study and practice of business, from corporate organization to maintaining customer satisfaction. Lessons include:
• Key elements of organizational philosophy, structure, culture, and behavior
• Ways to grow a business in new and existing markets
• Why fast-growing companies may be chronically short on cash
• How to manage and interpret data when weighing a decision
• How to run a meeting most effectively
• How social and environmental responsibility can be good for business
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