Beginning with a discussion of the basic structure of the economy and ending with an examination of economic applications, this book offers thorough coverage of the fundamental principles that underlie standard modern theoretical and applied microeconomics.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing PeopleManaging people is fraught with challenges—even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them.
If you read nothing else on managing people, read these 10 articles (featuring “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Reviewarticles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees' performance.
One of the most common business phenomena is also one of the most perplexing: when successful companies face big changes in their environment, they often fail to respond effectively. Unable to defend themselves against competitors armed with new products, technologies, or strategies, they watch their sales and profits erode, their best people leave, and their stock valuations tumble. Some ultimately manage to recover—usually after painful rounds of downsizing and restructuring—but many don’t.
New Media: A Critical Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to the culture, history, technologies and theories of new media. Written especially for students, the book considers the ways in which 'new media' really are new, assesses the claims that a media and technological revolution has taken place and formulates new ways for media studies to respond to new technologies.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on LeadershipGo from being a good manager to an extraordinary leader.
If you read nothing else on leadership, read these 10 articles (featuring “What Makes an Effective Executive,” by Peter F. Drucker). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Reviewarticles on leadership and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.
