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Management is a discipline and profession of expansive borders and its students and practitioners often seek particular insights and skills. Because of this contrast, it’s challenging to identify readings that suit every reader. The following menu offers proven works of differing genres and topics for deepening managerial expertise. Some works are directly on management and others address topics of interest to thoughtful managers. Most titles are recent but a few classics are included as well.

Symbols indicate particular interests: m =  Non-profit; & =  Academic; ñ =  Social issues; ý  = International

Fareed Zakaria (2008). The Post-American World. New York: W.W. Norton. ý

 Overview

Joan Magretta (2002). What Management Is: How it Works and why it’s Everyone’s Business. New York: Free Press

 Critical Views

Phil Rosenzweig (2007). The Halo Effect and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers. New York: Free Press.

 Sustainability

William McDonough & Michael Braungart (2002). Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way we Make Things. New York: North Point Press. ñ

 Implementation & Change

Michael E. Porter (1980). Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York: Free Press.

 Leading, Communicating, & Working with People

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen (2000). Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. New York: Penguin.

 Governance & Boards

Rakesh Khurana (2004). Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

 Measurement & Performance

Joel M. Stern & John S. Shiely (2003). The EVA Challenge: Implementing Value-Added Change in an Organization. New York: Wiley.

 Customers

Don Peppers & Martha Rogers (2004). Managing Customer Relationships: A Strategic Framework. New York: Wiley.

 Operations

James P. Womack & Daniel T. Jones (2003). Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation. New York: Free Press.

 Developing Economies

C. K. Prahalad (2006). The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits. Philadelphia: Wharton School Publishing. ý

 Ethics & Social Responsibility

Ira A. Jackson & Jane Nelson (2004). Profits with Principles: Seven Strategies for Delivering Value with Values. New York: Currency/Doubleday. ñ

 Christianity & Business

R. Paul Stevens (2006). Doing God’s Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.

 International Cultures

David C. Thomas & Kerr Inkson (2004). Cultural Intelligence: People Skills for Global Business. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. ý

  Entrepreneurship or Starting a Business

 Jeffry A. Timmons, Andrew Zacharakis, and Stephen Spinelli.  Business Plans that Work:  A Guide for Small Business.  New York:  McGraw-Hill, 2004.

 Stephen W. Gibson and Tina J. Huntsman.  Where There are no Jobs:  The Microenterprise Handbook, Vol. 1: 25 Rules of Thumb for MicroEnterprise Success.  Provo, UT:  The Academy for Creating Enterprise.

Reading list prepared by Monty L. Lynn, Ph.D., Brigham Young University