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Business, society and national systems

Management and Organisational Design

Histories of the large corporation, books on philanthropy and sustainability, and studies of business in particular countries.

28 books on Business, society and national systems, 3 of them tier 1, recommended by 10 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Bill Gates.

28 books · 16 experts

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  1. Strategy and StructureAlfred D. Chandler Jr., 1962
  2. The New Industrial StateJohn Kenneth Galbraith, 1967
  3. Scale and ScopeAlfred D. Chandler Jr., 1990
  4. The Canadian EstablishmentPeter C. Newman, 1975
  5. Cannibals with ForksJohn Elkington, 1997

The best books on Business, society and national systems 28

Strategy and StructureStrategy and Structure
T1 Strategy and Structure
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. · 1962
Sears is one of Chandler's four case studies in the multidivisional firm.
Open Library
The New Industrial StateThe New Industrial State
T1 The New Industrial State
John Kenneth Galbraith · 1967
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
Scale and ScopeScale and Scope
T1 Scale and Scope
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. · 1990
Comparative history of managerial capitalism in three countries.
Open Library
The Canadian EstablishmentThe Canadian Establishment
T2 The Canadian Establishment
Peter C. Newman · 1975
The founding map of who owns Canadian business.
Open Library
Cannibals with ForksCannibals with Forks
T2 Cannibals with Forks
John Elkington · 1997
Where the triple bottom line comes from.
Open Library
Swiss MadeSwiss Made
T2 Swiss Made
R. James Breiding · 2012
The best single account of how Swiss firms built durable niches.
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Big BusinessBig Business
T2 Big Business
Tyler Cowen · 2019
The contrarian defence of corporate scale.
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The Business Reinvention of Japan
T2 The Business Reinvention of Japan
Ulrike Schaede · 2020
Why Japanese firms retreated into high-margin upstream components.
Open Library
Business MaharajasBusiness Maharajas
T3 Business Maharajas
Gita Piramal · 1996
Profiles of the family houses that still dominate the index.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Public Management: The New Zealand ModelPublic Management: The New Zealand Model
T3 Public Management: The New Zealand Model
Jonathan Boston, John Martin, June Pallot, Pat Walsh · 1996
The state-sector redesign other governments copied; contracts, outputs, accountability.
Open Library
Asian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of BusAsian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia
T3 Asian Eclipse: Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia
Michael Backman · 1999
Written straight after the 1997 crisis on opacity, related-party dealing and family control.
Open Library
Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global BeaBeauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry
T3 Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry
Geoffrey Jones · 2010
Harvard business historian; sets her brand-building against the whole industry.
Open Library
Comeback: America's New Economic BoomComeback: America's New Economic Boom
T3 Comeback: America's New Economic Boom
Charles R. Morris · 2013
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Africa's Business RevolutionAfrica's Business Revolution
T3 Africa's Business Revolution
Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga, Georges Desvaux · 2018
McKinsey's company-level survey of the largest frontier opportunity set.
Open Library
Green SwansGreen Swans
T3 Green Swans
John Elkington · 2020
The author's own recall of the triple bottom line.
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Net PositiveNet Positive
T3 Net Positive
Paul Polman, Andrew Winston · 2021
Insider account: Polman on the Sustainable Living Plan years.
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The Visible HandThe Visible Hand
T4 The Visible Hand
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. · 1977
Pulitzer-winning account of why firms integrated and managers replaced markets.
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
The CompanyThe Company
T4 The Company
John Micklethwait · 2003
Short history of the limited-liability corporation as a legal invention.
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
One Billion Customers: Lessons from the FronOne Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China
T4 One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China
James McGregor · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The FoundationThe Foundation
T4 The Foundation
Joel L. Fleishman · 2007
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Recommended byBill Gates
Money Well SpentMoney Well Spent
T4 Money Well Spent
Paul Brest, Hal Harvey · 2008
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Recommended byBill Gates
Give SmartGive Smart
T4 Give Smart
Thomas J. Tierney · 2011
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Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonBill Gates
Screw Business As UsualScrew Business As Usual
T4 Screw Business As Usual
Richard Branson · 2011
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Recommended byBrett AdcockElon Musk
With Charity for All: Why Charities Are FailWith Charity for All: Why Charities Are Failing and a Better Way to Give
T4 With Charity for All: Why Charities Are Failing and a Better Way to Give
Ken Stern · 2013
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Power to CompeteThe Power to Compete
T4 The Power to Compete
Hiroshi Mikitani, Ryoichi Mikitani · 2014
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Recommended byBill GatesMohnish Pabrai
The Politics IndustryThe Politics Industry
T4 The Politics Industry
Katherine M. Gehl · 2020
Applies industry analysis to US party politics
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Recommended byCharles KochMark Cuban
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account oPoorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
T4 Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
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Recommended byPatrick Collison
Prosperity
T4 Prosperity
Colins Mayer
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Recommended bySatya Nadella

Experts 16

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 6

AD
Alfred D. Chandler Jr.wrote 3 books hereJohn Kenneth Galbraithwrote 1 book hereMichael E. Porterwrote 1 book hereTyler Cowenwrote 1 book here
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Charles R. Morriswrote 1 book hereRichard Bransonwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 10

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 5 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 4 books herePaul Grahamrecommends 3 books here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 1 book hereBrett Adcockrecommends 1 book hereCharles Kochrecommends 1 book hereElon Muskrecommends 1 book hereMark Cubanrecommends 1 book herePatrick Collisonrecommends 1 book hereSatya Nadellarecommends 1 book here
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