Howard Kunreuther, Erwann Michel-Kerjan, and Michael Useem. . Oxford Univ., $29.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-19049-9402
Three Wharton professors, who previously coauthored Leadership Dispatches: Chile's Extraordinary Comeback from Disaster, take a thorough, if dry, look at risk management. They set the stage by noting that "given the increasing pace and scale of...
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Michael Useem, Author Crown Business $25 (329p) ISBN 978-0-8129-2935-5
Every head of state in business or politics who believes it's lonely at the top can take refuge in this broad look at the travails of leadership by the director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the University of Pennsylvania's...
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Michael Useem, Author, Jerry Useem, Joint Author, Paul Asel, Joint Author Crown Business $24 (244p) ISBN 978-1-4000-5048-2
This collection of essays from nine executives who are also experienced mountain climbers shows the similarities between this extreme sport and the business world. Certain qualities--patience, perseverance, a talent for teamwork--are important in...
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Michael Useem et al. PublicAffairs, $27.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-61039-658-5
Four business school professors deliver a lively exploration of the Chinese way of doing business. As the introduction emphasizes, China’s economy has accelerated with astonishing speed in recent decades, and without the political liberties...
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