Business: the Ultimate Resource (Hardcover)

For the first time with BUSINESS: The Ultimate ResourceTM, a single resource offers each of us what we need to know, when we need to know it. If not a virtual MBA, think of it as a consultant on your bookshelf.’
—— Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

BUSINESS: The Ultimate ResourceTM is a one-stop reference and interactive tool embracing all aspects of the world of work. It contains everything you need to know to be business-literate in the 21st century, which is why BUSINESS is rapidly becoming the standard source to which professionals reach for the most up-to-date, accurate, and accessible information on the global business environment.

BUSINESS: The Ultimate ResourceTM has two straightforward aims:

• To help you become more effective in your job
• To help you get ahead in your career

'…this book is a rich treasury of information' Harvard Business Review

‘…a cross between a Baedeker for business and Business for Dummies…’ Fast Company

‘…BUSINESS might be the closest we have to a business bible.’ Bruce Rosenstein, USA TODAY

With over 200 contributors (including many of the world’s leading business writers), and a total of over 2 million words, BUSINESS is the most comprehensive database on the world of work ever published in print form. You can find out more about BUSINESS at its dedicated website: www.ultimatebusinessresource.com.

Sections include:

Best Practice: Putting the expertise of the world’s leading business writers to work for you - over 160 strategic essays presenting practical business advice and fresh thinking from some of the world’s leading writers and practitioners
Management Actionlists and Checklists: Finding practical solutions for everyday business problems -over 300 step-by-step guides for effective management action
Management Library: Summarising the most influential business books of all time — 70 digests distilling the main lessons from the most important business books ever published
Business Thinkers and Management Giants: Profiling the top management thinkers and pioneers - 150 concise summaries of the most influential or controversial business writers, entrepreneurs, and managers.
Management Dictionary: Defining business - over 5,000 business terms with jargon-free definitions
World Business Almanac: Making sense of the wealth of information about the world’s economy - statistical data, facts and figures on over 150 countries and every US state
Business Information Sources: Providing the quickest and easiest route to the best business information available - references to over 3,000 key publications, organisations and websites

'BUSINESS is a tour de force ... with its encyclopedic scope, it may soon rank among the business world's most widely consulted how-to resources'
—Tom Petzinger, author of The New Pioneers and Wall Street Journal columnist