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Week of July 26, 1981

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COSMOS
Carl Sagan
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COSMOS

by Carl Sagan · Random House

37 wks on list
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YOU CAN NEGOTIATE ANYTHING
Herb Cohen
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YOU CAN NEGOTIATE ANYTHING

by Herb Cohen · Lyle Stuart

21 wks on list

Get the secrets of success in this bestseller that can change life for the better. Claiming that the world is a giant negotiating table, renowned negotiator Cohen teaches the art of negotiation with dozens of concrete examples. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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THEORY Z
William G. Ouchi
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THEORY Z

by William G. Ouchi · Addison-Wesley

5 wks on list

Abstract: This book addresses the practicalities of applying an understanding of Japanese management to the American setting. The author explains why, what, and how we can learn from Japanese business success and improve business management practices in th e U.S. Topics include: styles of management and decisionmaking; Theory Z; methods of adjusting management style; and, camparing U.S. and Japanese management styles.

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WEALTH AND POVERTY
George Gilder
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WEALTH AND POVERTY

by George Gilder · Basic

12 wks on list

A worldwide bestseller when first published in 1981, Gilder's classic was returned to print with a new introduction that reminds us how far we have come and how far we have to go. Centralized economic planning, he argues, has failed because it assumes wealth is tangible and limited. Capitalism recognizes the truth - that wealth is transitory, that its source is creativity, courage, and technological adventure. Without entrepreneurs, there is no wealth to distribute.

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THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT
Richard Tanner Pascale and Anthony G. Athos

THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT

by Richard Tanner Pascale and Anthony G. Athos · Simon & Schuster

1 wks on list

Monograph on the application and role of Japanese management techniques in management in the USA - describes the success of a large Japanese enterprise in applying innovative business organization structure, and effective management information system, and the use of divisional performance reviews (performance records), demonstrates the reliance of Japanese managers on implicit communication, coordinated intedependence and human relationships, and shows how American firms can make use of the Japanese approach for more productive management. References.

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.