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Compliance can be a burden… but it can also be your secret weapon! If you want to turn regulatory challenges into something that gives you a competitive edge, helps you protect your brand and outsmart your competitors, you need to use them to your advantage. The Compliance Edge empowers disruptive founders with the tools, strategies and insights to take on the compliance giant and win.

The Richest Man in Babylon, based on "Babylonian parables", has been hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In simple language, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys.

Corporate boards are under great pressure. Scandals and malpractice at companies like GE, Theranos and WeWork have raised justified questions among regulators, shareholders and the public about the quality of corporate governance. In How Boards Work, prizewinning economist, veteran board director and best-selling author Dambisa Moyo offers an insider's view of corporate boards as they are buffeted by the turbulence of our times.

Major corporations exercise enormous control over our lives. They influence how we think, what we buy, who we vote for, and how our society evolves. They are key drivers of the wealth that fuels our economic system, and their power insulates them from strict government regulations and accountability. In this setting, corporate abuses—pollution, toxic and inhumane work environments, defective products—go unchecked. When the government refuses to corral industry's misdeeds, advocacy groups turn to corporate campaigns to expose and change harmful behavior.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax Introduction to Business textbook⁠. The audiobook is produced by ⁠Audileo⁠. What OpenStax says about their textbook: Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax Entrepreneurship textbook⁠. The audiobook is produced by Audileo. What OpenStax writes about their textbook: This textbook is intended for use in introductory Entrepreneurship classes at the undergraduate...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax Business Ethics textbook⁠. The audiobook is produced by ⁠Audileo⁠. Business Ethics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester business ethics course. This title...

For decades, Rupert Murdoch's global media empire has shaped political landscapes, influenced elections and fuelled public opinion. But behind the headlines lies a darker story – of targeted campaigns, smear tactics and relentless attacks on those who don't fit the Murdoch mould. From LGBTQI communities and women's rights advocates to progressive politicians, human rights defenders and even conservatives deemed 'not right enough', Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch's Media Wields Power and Punishment exposes how dissent is silenced and reputations destroyed.

ビッグモーター、ジャニーズ、電通だけじゃない。次々と起こる不祥事・事件は、大企業を中心にした「中身ゼロ」な空疎な仕事から来ている。底抜け怠惰な社内政治社長、名ばかり管理職、オレオレ新人など、社内は惰性と負のスパイラルが続く。

We need to regulate Big Tech. But the money and influence concentrated in Silicon Valley makes it an unfair fight. Baroness Beeban Kidron shows us what resistance looks like: inside the rooms behind closed doors, and in the halls and corridors of power. WE ARE NOT USING TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY IS...

The outrageous, jaw-dropping true story of the man who took on a corporate giant – and won. A dedicated and experienced Amazon employee, Chris Smalls had begun to feel frustrated by the inner workings of the retail giant – he kept being passed over for promotion, with little to no...

Un libro original y controvertido que le da la vuelta a un tema ya trillado. Destinado a convertirse en un long seller. Las empresas se han acostumbrado a lavar muchas de sus malas prácticas con acciones de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, pero en la mayoría de los casos se trata de...

“More than ever before, this is the book our economy needs.” – Dr. Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation “Unwilling to settle for easy answers or superficial changes, O’Leary and Valdmanis push us all to ask more of our economic system.” – Senator Michael F. Bennet...

Societally sanctioned competition for money, power, and fame promotes selfishness, personal alienation, and widespread inequality, especially in market-oriented economies. Yet many of those engaging in this competitive individualism—the competition for rewards and limited resources—yearn to act directly to promote a more civil, equitable, and sustainable society. Enlightened Self-Interest offers evidence-based insights into the societal and individual consequences of this cultural practice and an actionable alternative to it.

Arguing that what the world calls limitations—lack of connections, resources, fancy degrees, or even the “right” look—are actually our biggest competitive advantages, Ciera teaches anyone who has ever been overlooked, ignored or underestimated how to embrace their Outsider status to find unstoppable success.

Liam Black has been supporting social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven leaders for decades, and he understands what it takes to do work that goes beyond the bottom line – and what it can take out of you, too.

商品を売るためには「コンセプト」が大事です。良いコンセプトがあれば商品は自然に売れていきます。でも、悪いコンセプトなら何をしても売れません。

Character is something intrinsic to us all; it forms and reveals who we are. Unbeknownst to many, character is foundational to our judgment, behavior, and leadership. As we tackle the grand challenges of our time, strength of character guides us to make better decisions, creates greater well-being, and contributes to human flourishing. For those who lead—whether in the public, private, not for profit, or education sectors—a greater understanding of character will challenge your thinking, inspire new ideas, and elevate your personal and professional performance.

In Good Business, Novelli begins with his early career success in Mad Men-era marketing, which left him feeling unfulfilled. He describes the process of changing career trajectory: how he helped reposition the Peace Corps; built Porter Novelli, a global PR agency for social impact; fought the Tobacco Wars; and became CEO of AARP, the largest nonprofit in America.

Acting on values—doing good for the benefit of all—can substantially benefit the bottom line, but many business leaders mistakenly believe that doing the right thing lowers profits. This belief is the greatest barrier holding businesses back from being more financially and competitively successful—and delivering more good for the world. Not only can it be a winning business strategy to act on values, as Daniel Aronson suggests in The Value of Values, but it is also a savvy choice, increasing a company’s power, profit, and competitive advantage.