Industry Analysis
- 42 Books | 190h 28m
- 27 Audiobooks | 49h 11m 59s
Industry analysis is an important part of an organization's overall business strategy. Discover where you are in the market and how to stay ahead of the competition. Industry analysis looks at how your company compares to others in the same niche. Learn how this tool allows you to understand your position among your competitors.
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Industry Overview: Chemicals, 2022 UpdateIn this overview of the chemical industry, we explore the subsectors of the industry, its key trends and value chain, and the ever-increasing importance of sustainability. Finally, we discuss the impact of digital transformation and COVID-19 and who the industry's biggest players are in 2022.
28m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Utilities, 2022 UpdateIn this overview of the utilities industry, we discuss how utilities have evolved from the first power station providing electricity to just fifty-nine customers to an $845 billion industry offering a range of essential services. We also explore industry drivers, trends, challenges, and competition.
25m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Retail IndustryIn this overview of The Retail Industry, we discuss how retail has evolved from traditional, face-to-face transactions to the age of online shopping. We also explore retail industry profiles and the challenges facing the industry.
28m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Banking IndustryIn this overview of The Banking Industry, we discuss how banking fundamentals have been affected by globalization, regulation, and technology. We also explore the essentials of the industry, banking business profiles, and the challenges facing the industry.
30m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: The Health Care IndustryIn this overview of The Health Care Industry, we discuss the evolution of individual sectors within health care and how they intersect and depend upon one another. We also explore industry profiles, the challenges facing the industry, and how global digital transformation has shaped health care thus far.
40m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Insurance IndustryIn this overview of the insurance industry, we discuss how insurance manages risk in the digital age, along with the unique challenges and opportunities brought on by technology.
21m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Oil and Gas IndustryThis Oil and Gas Industry overview discusses the events that have led to the current state of the industry. It also examines the main industry drivers, the challenges it faces, and how digital information has begun to transform it.
23m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Automotive IndustryIn this overview of The Automotive Industry, we explore how the automotive space has changed since its first seeds back in 1885 to today's complex industry. We examine the industry's great successes, most significant challenges, and the key players that have shaped it.
27m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: UtilitiesIn this overview of The Utilities Industry, we discuss how utilities have evolved from the first power station providing electricity to just 59 customers to an $845 billion industry offering a range of essential services. We also explore industry drivers, trends, challenges, and competition.
19m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: ManufacturingIn this overview of the Manufacturing Industry, we discuss how manufacturing has evolved-from the Industrial Revolution through Industry 4.0-and how modern advances allow the industry and its processes to continue evolving.
22m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: The Telecommunications IndustryIn this overview of The Telecommunications Industry, we discuss how telecommunications has gone from transmitting messages over a telegraph to constant, wireless messaging in the digital era. We also explore telecommunications industry profiles, its leading companies, and the challenges facing the industry.
22m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: AgricultureIn this overview of The Agriculture Industry, we discuss how agriculture has evolved from traditional, local family farms to corporate farming and what's known as "large-scale agriculture" or "industrial farming." We also explore the industry profiles, as well as the challenges currently facing the industry and possible solutions.
21m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Capital MarketsIn this overview of The Capital Markets Industry, we discuss the basic functions of capital markets, how they have evolved over time, the challenges they face, and their influence on the global economy.
35m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: BiotechnologyIn this overview of The Biotech Industry, we examine the history of the biotech industry over the last 150 years. We also explore today's industry leaders and review the challenges the industry faces in the new millennium.
24m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Education IndustryIn this overview of the education industry, we examine the industry essentials, including its history and major business factors. We'll also look at the industry profile-its business model, individual sectors, participants, and competitive landscape-as well as the past, current, and future challenges facing the industry.
20m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Pharmaceutical IndustryIn this overview of the pharmaceutical industry, we investigate how this competitive industry finances the creation of new medications and therapies to cure diseases, creates an environment to produce vaccines to prevent diseases, and works in tandem to create guidelines and structures for the always-evolving environment of medicine.
23m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Aerospace and DefenseIn this overview of The Aerospace and Defense Industry, we discuss the history of the industry, how the World Wars evolved much of the technology, and the changes we can expect to see in the coming decades. We also explore industry profiles, challenges facing the industry, and how digitization has impacted aerospace.
22m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Food and BeverageIn this overview of The Food and Beverage industry, we explore the industry's main sectors, its business drivers, and its challenges. We also examine the industry's future and profile several key competitors.
19m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: The Federal GovernmentIn this overview of the Federal Government, we discuss the three major branches of the US government, and specific functions that each branch is tasked with performing. We also explore key technological challenges facing the Federal Government in its roles promoting and maintaining economic stability, national security, prosperity, fair trade, and well-being for all.
23m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Information Technology IndustryIn this overview of The Information Technology Industry, we discuss the technology milestones that chronicle the industry and the prevailing IT industry business drivers, segments, trends, and challenges. We also explore the profound role digital transformation has on the industry.
23m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: ChemicalsIn this overview of the Chemicals industry, we discuss how chemical manufacturing evolved because of advancements in polymer science and emerging global economies. We also explore chemical industry profiles and the challenges facing the industry.
21m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Consumer ElectronicsIn this Industry Overview on consumer electronics, we examine current trends within the industry, as well as the history of consumer electronics from the early days of radio to the latest advancements in smartphone and wearable device technology. We also explore challenges faced by the industry and key developments industry leaders are leveraging in the face of an increasingly competitive marketplace.
32m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Broadcasting & EntertainmentIn this overview of the broadcasting and entertainment industry, we discuss the progression and current state of broadcasting and entertainment, giving attention to its structure and components, as well as the products that each industry sector provides. We also explore the main dynamics and drivers of the industry as well as its primary challenges.
22m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Natural ResourcesIn this overview of the natural resources industry, we examine the industry as a whole as well as the following four sectors: metals, mining, forest products, and building materials. We also discuss sustainability, renewable energy, and how both affect other industries, such as transportation and construction.
22m
By Skillsoft
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An Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare: How to Deliver Compassionate, Connected Patient Care That Creates a Competitive AdvantageAuthored by one of healthcare's most acclaimed thought leaders, this book shows that world-class medical treatment and compassionate care are not mutually exclusive; combining advanced science with empathic care is the only way to build the health systems our society needs and deserves.
3h 19m
By Thomas H. Lee
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Architect's Essentials of Cost ManagementWritten by a cost-control expert with more than thirty years of design and building expertise, this volume offers practical, user-friendly guidance on how to better manage costs through all phases of a project.
3h 38m
By Michael D. Dell'Isola
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Basic Cost Benefit Analysis for Assessing Local Public ProjectsDiscussing the economic underpinnings of cost benefit analysis, this practical book addresses measurement problems associated with shadow pricing of public goods, and outlines potential pitfalls for the non-specialist.
1h 55m
By Barry P. Keating, Maryann O. Keating
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Business Engineering and Service Design with Applications for Health Care InstitutionsProviding the foundations of Business Engineering, this book reviews several disciplines integrated within its methodology, and presents plentiful evidence of its power by giving detailed real application cases, including very impressive results in private and public situations.
3h 54m
By Óscar Barros
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Health Information Management: Principles and Organization for Health Information Services, Sixth EditionFeaturing illustrative examples and in-depth case studies, this comprehensive introduction to the study and development of health information management (HIM) provides fundamental guidelines on content and structure, analysis, assessment, and enhanced information.
4h 26m
By Margaret A. Skurka
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Retail and Digital Banking: Principles and PracticeBringing the journey of modern banking to life, this book considers the evolution of retail banking services and the major role that technology has played in providing quality, cost-effective services to consumers.
4h 54m
By John Henderson
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Sustainability in Agriculture: Issues in Environmental Science and TechnologyPresenting an authoritative and balanced overview of many of the key factors that impact upon world agricultural practices, this timely book discusses many hotly debated issues such as free trade, GM crops, pesticides, and much more.
3h 40m
By Ronald E. Hester, Roy M. Harrison (eds)
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Transportation and Information: Trends in Technology and PolicyAimed at researchers, graduate students, industry professionals, and decision-makers, this book provides a review of recent developments at the intersection of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and surface transportation.
3h 10m
By D. Glenn Geers, Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah
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Fundamentals of Body CT, 5th EditionFrom recent advances in helical CT techniques to new developments in lung cancer screening to optimized CT techniques in musculoskeletal diagnosis, Fundamentals of Body CT, 5th Edition, covers the essential information you need to know to effectively perform and interpret CT scans.
11h 10m
By Nancy M. Major, MD, W Richard Webb, MD, Wiliam E. Brant, MD, FACR
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Fundamentals of Oncologic PET/CTFundamentals of Oncologic PET/CT, by Dr. Gary A. Ulaner, offers an organized, systematic introduction to reading and interpreting PET/CT studies, ideal for radiology and nuclear medicine residents, practicing radiologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists.
5h 30m
By Gary A. Ulaner
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging: The Requisites, Fifth EditionNow in its 5th Edition, this outstanding volume in the popular Requisites series thoroughly covers the fast-changing field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.
14h 40m
By Harvey A. Ziessman, Janis P. O'Malley
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Breast Imaging: The Requisites, 3rd EditionNow in its 3rd Edition, this bestselling volume in the popular Requisites series, by Drs. Debra M. Ikeda and Kanae K. Miyake, thoroughly covers the fast-changing field of breast imaging.
15h 59m
By Debra Ikeda, Kanae Kawai Miyake,
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Ultrasound: The Requisites, Third EditionThis bestselling volume in The Requisites(tm) Series provides a comprehensive introduction to timely ultrasound concepts, ensuring quick access to all the essential tools for the effective practice of ultrasonography.
23h 16m
By Barbara S. Hertzberg, William D. Middleton
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Neuroradiology: The Requisites, 4th EditionNow in its 4th Edition, this bestselling volume in the popular Requisites series, by Drs. Rohini Nadgir and David M. Yousem, thoroughly covers the extensive field of neuroradiology in an efficient and practical manner.
20h 49m
By David M. Yousem, Rohini Nadgir
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Emergency Radiology: The Requisites, 2nd EditionGet the essential tools you need to make an accurate diagnosis in the emergency department! Part of the popular Requisites series, Emergency Radiology: The Requisites delivers the conceptual, factual, and interpretive information you need for effective clinical practice in emergency radiology, as well certification and recertification review.
13h 54m
By Brian C Lucey, Jorge A Soto
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Pediatric Radiology: The Requisites, Fourth EditionPediatric Radiology: The Requisites focuses on new and emerging trends in pediatric imaging, with expanded content in all core clinical areas. The authors are prominent pediatric radiologists with extensive clinical experience in each of the subspecialty areas covered.
14h 6m
By Michele Walters, Richard L. Robertson
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Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach, 8th EditionFor clinical professionals or students who are learning anatomy, participating in a dissection lab, sharing anatomy knowledge with patients, or refreshing their anatomy knowledge, the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy illustrates the body, region by region, in clear, brilliant detail from a clinician's perspective.
18h 20m
By Frank H. Netter
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Thoracic Imaging The Requisites, Third EditionNow in its 3rd Edition, this outstanding volume by Dr. Jo-Anne O. Shepard in the popular Requisites series thoroughly covers the fast-changing field of chest imaging. Ideal for residency, clinical practice, and board certification, it covers the full range of basic and advanced modalities used in thoracic imaging including digital radiography, chest fluoroscopy, CT, PET, and MRI.
13h 56m
By Jo-Anne O Shepard
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Chemicals, 2022 UpdateIn this overview of the chemical industry, we explore the subsectors of the industry, its key trends and value chain, and the ever-increasing importance of sustainability. Finally, we discuss the impact of digital transformation and COVID-19 and who the industry's biggest players are in 2022.
1h 3m 50s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Utilities, 2022 UpdateIn this overview of the utilities industry, we discuss how utilities have evolved from the first power station providing electricity to just fifty-nine customers to an $845 billion industry offering a range of essential services. We also explore industry drivers, trends, challenges, and competition.
1h 2m 53s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Retail IndustryIn this overview of The Retail Industry, we discuss how retail has evolved from traditional, face-to-face transactions to the age of online shopping. We also explore retail industry profiles and the challenges facing the industry.
1h 2m 15s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Banking IndustryIn this overview of The Banking Industry, we discuss how banking fundamentals have been affected by globalization, regulation, and technology. We also explore the essentials of the industry, banking business profiles, and the challenges facing the industry.
1h 10m 36s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: The Health Care IndustryIn this overview of The Health Care Industry, we discuss the evolution of individual sectors within health care and how they intersect and depend upon one another. We also explore industry profiles, the challenges facing the industry, and how global digital transformation has shaped health care thus far.
1h 34m 13s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Insurance IndustryIn this overview of the insurance industry, we discuss how insurance manages risk in the digital age, along with the unique challenges and opportunities brought on by technology.
49m 58s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Oil and Gas IndustryThis Oil and Gas Industry overview discusses the events that have led to the current state of the industry. It also examines the main industry drivers, the challenges it faces, and how digital information has begun to transform it.
53m 40s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Automotive IndustryIn this overview of The Automotive Industry, we explore how the automotive space has changed since its first seeds back in 1885 to today's complex industry. We examine the industry's great successes, most significant challenges, and the key players that have shaped it.
1h 2m 29s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: UtilitiesIn this overview of The Utilities Industry, we discuss how utilities have evolved from the first power station providing electricity to just 59 customers to an $845 billion industry offering a range of essential services. We also explore industry drivers, trends, challenges, and competition.
48m 16s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: ManufacturingIn this overview of the Manufacturing Industry, we discuss how manufacturing has evolved-from the Industrial Revolution through Industry 4.0-and how modern advances allow the industry and its processes to continue evolving.
58m
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: The Telecommunications IndustryIn this overview of The Telecommunications Industry, we discuss how telecommunications has gone from transmitting messages over a telegraph to constant, wireless messaging in the digital era. We also explore telecommunications industry profiles, its leading companies, and the challenges facing the industry.
58m 34s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: AgricultureIn this overview of The Agriculture Industry, we discuss how agriculture has evolved from traditional, local family farms to corporate farming and what's known as "large-scale agriculture" or "industrial farming." We also explore the industry profiles, as well as the challenges currently facing the industry and possible solutions.
51m 30s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Capital MarketsIn this overview of The Capital Markets Industry, we discuss the basic functions of capital markets, how they have evolved over time, the challenges they face, and their influence on the global economy.
1h 18m 16s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: BiotechnologyIn this overview of The Biotech Industry, we examine the history of the biotech industry over the last 150 years. We also explore today's industry leaders and review the challenges the industry faces in the new millennium.
54m 9s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Education IndustryIn this overview of the education industry, we examine the industry essentials, including its history and major business factors. We'll also look at the industry profile-its business model, individual sectors, participants, and competitive landscape-as well as the past, current, and future challenges facing the industry.
47m 42s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Pharmaceutical IndustryIn this overview of the pharmaceutical industry, we investigate how this competitive industry finances the creation of new medications and therapies to cure diseases, creates an environment to produce vaccines to prevent diseases, and works in tandem to create guidelines and structures for the always-evolving environment of medicine.
55m 52s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Aerospace and DefenseIn this overview of The Aerospace and Defense Industry, we discuss the history of the industry, how the World Wars evolved much of the technology, and the changes we can expect to see in the coming decades. We also explore industry profiles, challenges facing the industry, and how digitization has impacted aerospace.
52m 56s
By Skillsoft
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Industry Overview: Food and BeverageIn this overview of The Food and Beverage industry, we explore the industry's main sectors, its business drivers, and its challenges. We also examine the industry's future and profile several key competitors.
43m 58s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: The Federal GovernmentIn this overview of the Federal Government, we discuss the three major branches of the US government, and specific functions that each branch is tasked with performing. We also explore key technological challenges facing the Federal Government in its roles promoting and maintaining economic stability, national security, prosperity, fair trade, and well-being for all.
50m 12s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Information Technology IndustryIn this overview of The Information Technology Industry, we discuss the technology milestones that chronicle the industry and the prevailing IT industry business drivers, segments, trends, and challenges. We also explore the profound role digital transformation has on the industry.
57m 33s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: ChemicalsIn this overview of the Chemicals industry, we discuss how chemical manufacturing evolved because of advancements in polymer science and emerging global economies. We also explore chemical industry profiles and the challenges facing the industry.
49m 40s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Consumer ElectronicsIn this Industry Overview on consumer electronics, we examine current trends within the industry, as well as the history of consumer electronics from the early days of radio to the latest advancements in smartphone and wearable device technology. We also explore challenges faced by the industry and key developments industry leaders are leveraging in the face of an increasingly competitive marketplace.
1h 12m 26s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Broadcasting & EntertainmentIn this overview of the broadcasting and entertainment industry, we discuss the progression and current state of broadcasting and entertainment, giving attention to its structure and components, as well as the products that each industry sector provides. We also explore the main dynamics and drivers of the industry as well as its primary challenges.
50m 44s
By Skillsoft
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Industry Overview: Natural ResourcesIn this overview of the natural resources industry, we examine the industry as a whole as well as the following four sectors: metals, mining, forest products, and building materials. We also discuss sustainability, renewable energy, and how both affect other industries, such as transportation and construction.
47m 45s
By Skillsoft
Audiobook
Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise UsedThis audio edition tackles the challenges next-generation consultants face, provides guidance on dealing with those challenges, and presents illustrative examples and exercises to help you cement what you've learned.
9h 21m 53s
By Peter Block
Audiobook
Managing the Myths of Health Care: Bridging the Separations between Care, Cure, Control, and CommunityIn this audio edition, author Henry Mintzberg turns his attention to reframing the management and organization of health care.
6h 8m 51s
By Henry Mintzberg
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Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy IndustryThis audio edition spotlights Lego's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
10h 23m 48s
By Bill Breen, David C. Robertson
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