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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799210703321

Autore

Lorange Peter

Titolo

The Future-Ready Leader : Accelerated Learning for Business Success / / Peter Lorange [and nine others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

3-031-45090-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 pages)

Disciplina

658

Soggetti

Industrial management

Leadership

Success in business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Prelude -- The Modern Business School Might Be Seen as a Development Platform -- The Program Offerings -- Marketing in a Business school's Network -- Emerging Structural Changes when it Comes to Program Offerings (Structure of the Apps): More Modulization -- Combining Job Career and Studies -- "Freshness" of Content ("up-to-datedness" of Apps) -- Part I: Political and World Affairs: Where We Are Today -- 2: Practice Insights from Jan Peter Balkenende, Former Prime Minister, External Senior Advisor to EY -- 3: Introduction to Political and World Issues: Where We Are Today -- 4: Essential Books to Learn About Political and World Issues: Where We Are Today -- Bill Browder, (2015), Red Notice, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed March 2022) -- John Plender, (2016), Capitalism: Money, Morals and Markets, Biteback Publishing (Reviewed February 2022) -- James Breiding, (2019), Too Small to Fail, Harper Collins, (Reviewed January 2020) -- Andrew McAfee, (2020), More from Less, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed November 2019) -- Bill McKibbon, (2020), Falter, Henry Holt &amp -- Company (Reviewed May 2019) -- Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, (2021), The World for Sale, Penguin Random House (Reviewed July 2021) -- Nicholas Wapshott, (2021), Samuelson Friedman: The Battle over the Free Market (Reviewed March 2022) -- Bill Browder, (2022),



Freezing Order, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed May 2022) -- 5: Closing Remarks for the Part -- Part II: Adapting the Firm's Strategy to the External Environment: Getting Started -- 6: Practice Insights from Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman, F-Secure -- 7: Introduction on Adapting the Firm's Strategy to the External Environment: Getting Started -- 8: Essential Books to Learn about Adapting the Firm's Strategy to the External Environment -- Getting Started.

Michele Gelfand, (2018), Rule Makers, Rule Breakers, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed April 2021) -- Steven Pinker, (2018), Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress, Allen Lane (Reviewed November 2018) -- Hans Rosling (2018), Factfulness, Sceptre (Reviewed August 2018) -- Tara Westover, (2018), Educated, Penguin Random House (Reviewed February 2020) -- Muhammad Yunus, (2018), A World of Three Zeros: A World of Social Engagement, Public Affairs (Reviewed December 2017) -- Andrew Hill, (2019), Ruskinland: How John Ruskin Shapes our World, Pallas Athene (reviewed September 2020) -- Risto Siilasmaa, (2019), Transforming Nokia: The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Head through Colossal Changes, McGraw Hill (Reviewed in October 2022) -- Howard Thomas and Yuva Hedrick-Wong, (2019), Inclusive Growth, Emerald (reviewed May 2020) -- Peder Anker, (2020), The Power of the Periphery, Cambridge University Press (Reviewed August 2021) -- Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret, (2020), Covid-19: The Great Reset, Agentur (August 2021) -- Ian Bremmer, (2022), The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats-And our Response-Will Change the World, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed June 2022) -- Yascha Mounk, (2022), The Great Experiment, Penguin Random House (Reviewed May 2022) -- 9: Executive Profiles of Business Leaders -- Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Rescue Council (NRC) (Interviewed April 2019) -- Klaus Wellershoff, Chairman Wellershof and Partners (Interviewed January 2019) -- 10: Closing Remarks for the Part -- Part III: The Business: Your Company -- 11: Practice Insights from Hermann Simon, Founder and Honorary Chairman, Simon-Kucher &amp -- Partners Strategy and Marketing Consultants -- 12: Introduction to the Business: Your Company -- 13: Essential Books to Learn About the Business -- your Company.

Eyal Nir, (2014), Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, Redline (Reviewed March 2020) -- Robbie Kellman Baxter, (2015), The Membership Economy, McGraw Hill (Reviewed March 2020) -- Anil Sethi, (2016), From Science to Start-up, Springer (Reviewed April 2021) -- Anne Janzer, (2017), Subscription Marketing: Strategies for Nurturing Customers in a World of Churn, Cuesta Park Consulting (Reviewed June 2020) -- John Carreyrou, (2018), Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-up, Alfred A. Knopf (Reviewed June 2022) -- Frank Lavin, (2021), The Smart Business Guide to China E-Commerce, Independent Publishing Group (Reviewed October 2021) -- Paul Polman and Andrew Winston, (2021), Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive, Harvard Business Review Press (Reviewed October 2021) -- Ali Tamaseb, (2021), Super Founders: What Data Reveals about Billion-Dollar Start-ups, Redline (Reviewed August 2021) -- 14: Executive Profiles of Business Leaders -- Hermann Simon, Founder and Honorary Chairman, Simon-Kucher &amp -- Partners, Hidden Champions, Presentation Given at the WHU Family Business Conference (September 2019) -- Markus Laenzlinger, CEO Migrolino (Interviewed April 2020) -- Kristian Jebsen, CEO Gearbulk (Interviewed January 2019) -- 15: Closing Remarks for the Chapter -- Part IV: Strategic Options: Strategy Means Choice -- 16: Practice Insights from Björn Rosengren, President and CEO, ABB -- Where We Come From: The Matrix! -- Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture: Through



Accountability, Transparency, and Speed -- Driving Performance in a Decentralized Business Model -- The "Glue" that Holds ABB Together -- 17: Introduction to Strategic Options: Strategy Means Choice -- 18: Essential Books to Learn About Strategic Options -- Strategy Means Choice -- Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh, (2018), Blitzscaling, Penguin Random House (Reviewed May 2021).

David Epstein (2019), Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialist World, Penguin Random House (Reviewed March 2020) -- Patrick Flesner, (2021), Fastscaling, Self-Published (Reviewed September 2021) -- Reid Hoffman, June Cohen and Deron Triff, (2021), Masters of Scale,Penguin Random House (Reviewed October 2021) -- Ro Khanna, (2022), Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed March 2022) -- Shameen Prashantham, (2022), Gorillas Can Dance, Wiley (Reviewed March 2022) -- 19: Executive Profiles of Business Leaders -- Mirjam Staub-Bisang, Head of BlackRock Switzerland, (Interviewed November 2020) -- Oliver Blume, CEO Porsche AG (Interviewed December 2020) -- Jan Jenisch, CEO Holcim (Interviewed September 2020) -- Morten Hannesbo, Former CEO AMAG Group AG (Interviewed February 2019) -- 20: Closing Remarks for the Part -- Part V: The Family Business: An Inspiring Source -- 21: Practice Insights from Dennis Jaffe, Senior Research Fellow, BanyanGlobal Family Business Advisors -- 22: Introduction to Family Business: An Inspiring Source -- 23: Essential Books to Learn About the Family Business: An Inspiring Source -- Roy Williams and Vic Pressier, (2010), Preparing Heirs,Robert Reed (Reviewed June 2019) -- Joachim Schwass and Anne-Catrin Glemser, (2016), Wise Family Business, Springer (February 2017) -- Tom McCullough &amp -- Keith Whitaker (2018), Wealth of Wisdom: The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask, Wiley (Reviewed April 2019) -- Paul Hokemeyer, (2019), Fragile Power, Hazelden (Reviewed March 2020) -- Philippe J. Weil, (2019), Woes of the Rich, Self-published (Reviewed April 2020) -- Melissa Mitchell-Blitch (2020), In the Company of Family: How to Thrive when Business Is Personal, Eredita Consulting LLC (Reviewed April 2021) -- Josh Baron &amp.

Rob Lachenauer, (2021), Family Business Handbook, Harvard Business Review Press (Reviewed February 2022) -- Amy Hart Clyne and Dennis Jaffe, (2021), Finding Her Voice and Creating Legacy, Pitcairn (Reviewed January 2022) -- Mitzi Perdue, (2021), The Frank Perdue Way: Simple Steps. Super Success, Tremendous (Reviewed December 2021) -- Tom A. Rüsen, Heiko Kleve &amp -- Arist von Schlippe, (2021), Managing Business Family Dynasties, Springer (Reviewed December 2021) -- 24: Executive Profiles of Business Leaders -- Carole Hübscher, President Caran d'Ache (Interviewed April 2020) -- Carl Elsener, CEO of Victorinox (Interviewed May 2019) -- 25: Closing Remarks for the Part -- Part VI: Investing to Maximize Wealth: Value Creation and Growth -- 26: Practice Insights from Anders Endreson and Peter Lorange -- 27: Introduction to Investing to Maximize Wealth: Value Creation and Growth -- 28: Essential Books to Learn About Investing to Maximize Wealth: Value Creation and Growth -- Max Gunther, (1985), The Zürich Axioms, Harriman Classics (Reviewed January 2022) -- David F. Svensen (2005), Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed September 2021) -- Mohnish Pabrai (2007), The Dhandho Investor, Wiley (Reviewed September 2021) -- Joel Greenblatt (2010), The Little Book that Still Beats the Market, Wiley (Reviewed October 2021) -- Guy Spier, (2014), The Education of a Value Investor, MacMillan Education (Reviewed October 2018) -- Jacob Goldstein, (2021), Money: From Bronze to Bitcoin, Atlantic (Reviewed July 2022) -- William Green, (2021), Richer,



Wiser, Happier, Simon &amp -- Schuster (Reviewed July 2021) -- Peter Lorange, (2021), Reinventing the Family Firm, IMD (Reviewed December 2021) -- 29: Executive Profiles of Business Leaders -- Martin Stadler, CEO of Altoo (Interviewed May 2020).

Alisée de Tonnac, Cofounder and Managing Partner, Seedstars Group (Interviewed October 2019).

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910975324303321

Autore

Le Tissier Tony <1932->

Titolo

Patton's pawns : the 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line / / Tony Le Tissier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8173-8138-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (378 p.)

Disciplina

940.54/21342

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany

Siegfried Line (Germany)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-343) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. The Division Moves into the Line; 2. The Division Goes into Action; 3. Disaster at Orscholz; 4. Action on the Left Flank; 5. The Second Battle of Sinz; 6. The Division Unleashed; 7. Clearing the Triangle; 8. Crossing the Saar; Photographs to follow page; 9. Establishing the Bridgehead; 10. Developing the Bridgehead; 11. Taking Trier; 12. The Battle of Lampaden Ridge; 13. The Race for the Rhine; Epilogue; Appendix A: HQ 94th Infantry Division; Appendix B: 301st Infantry Regiment; Appendix C: 302nd Infantry Regiment

Appendix D: 376th Infantry RegimentAppendix E: Selected Telephone Conversations betweenHQ XX Corps and HQ 94th Infantry Division; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Armed Forces Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 94th US Infantry Division was an organization formed late in the  Second World War, made up largely of draft-deferred university students  as enlisted men and an officer corps pulled together from



various  domestic postings with unfortunate consequences for mutual trust and  respect.  Initially used as part of the force blockading the Brittany ports  after D-Day, in December of 1944, the division was incorporated into  General Patton's Third Army south of the Moselle-Saar Triangle, the base  of which was a portion of the Siegfried Line known as the Orscholz  Switch. Its first c