This has been a surprisingly good year for business books, despite the complications publishing houses faced with the pandemic. Most of the books were written before COVID-19 struck, although some managed to thread in references. But given how much we obsessed about the effect of the coronavirus and accompanying economic downturn, it was a relief to return to other topics through books, which you might appreciate over the holidays as you carve out time to read, relax and reflect.
Roger Martin, former dean of the Rotman School of Management in Toronto, looks at how our obsession with economic efficiency may be backfiring, particularly for those not in the top wealth brackets, and offers solutions for manager, educators and political leaders inYou’ve probably never heard of Simulmatics Corp. but in its brief existence it contributed through its political opinion probes to John F. Kennedy’s election, was an integral part of the disastrous U.S.
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