Download or read book Playing the Business Game Decoding Business Genres written by Shubhrangshu Barman Roy and published by Clever Fox Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few years, books like Zero to One, 10X Rule, 10X growth machine, Zero to IPO and many more have captured the entrepreneur's mind-space. They have undoubtedly propelled the new generation of entrepreneurs to think "Big" and "Non-Linear". The results are for all of us to see. Consumers have moved from being kings to emperors; however, the business results are a mixed bag, highly skewed towards the south. But, again, we are no one to judge. However, we believe that, based on the work we have done for the last 25+ years, the south skewness is because only a tiny portion of the businesses understand the relationship between thinking, execution, and its impact on the financial result. We try and decode these business genres(we believe running a business is like delivering an orchestrated performance every day, for years to come) and put forth the basis, the model and pros and cons of the businesses.
Download or read book Playing the Business Game written by Deepak Panda and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few years, books like Zero to One, 10X Rule, 10X growth machine, Zero to IPO and many more have captured the entrepreneur's mind-space. They have undoubtedly propelled the new generation of entrepreneurs to think "Big" and "Non-Linear". The results are for all of us to see. Consumers have moved from being kings to emperors; however, the business results are a mixed bag, highly skewed towards the south. But, again, we are no one to judge. However, we believe that, based on the work we have done for the last 25+ years, the south skewness is because only a tiny portion of the businesses understand the relationship between thinking, execution, and its impact on the financial result. We try and decode these business genres(we believe running a business is like delivering an orchestrated performance every day, for years to come) and put forth the basis, the model and pros and cons of the businesses.
Download or read book Games Businesses Play written by Pankaj Ghemawat and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because they are analytical rather than descriptive, the case studies are not typical teaching cases. The cases are paired with customized game-theoretic models that cover a wide range of commitment decisions, from short-run commitments such as price to longer-run commitments such as capacity expansion and reduction, product and process innovation, and battles for market share. A variety of quantitative and qualitative techniques are used to test the models' predictions on case data.
Download or read book Business Games For Management And Economics Learning By Playing written by Bazil Leon and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Games for Management and Economics: Learning by Playing presents board and video business games which combine teamwork with individual decisions based on computer models. Business games support integration of learning experience for different levels of education and between different disciplines: economics, management, technological, environmental and social studies. The work is based on experience in adaptation, design and conducting of field, and board and video games played in college settings within standard schedules. Most of the games are played in Modeling and Simulation, Microeconomics, Logistics and Supply Chain Management courses. Game boards are 2- or 3-dimensional displays of subsystems, their components and phases of technological and business processes, which allow customization of games of the same type for different missions in schools, universities, and corporate training centers. The range of games applied to economics and management classes spreads from 2-person games for kid's “Aquarium” up to the REACTOR games for several teams of executives.
Download or read book Business Communication Essential Starategies for 21st Century Managers 2nd Edition written by Shalini Verma and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book Business Communication: Essential Strategies for Twenty-first Century Managers brings together application-based knowledge and necessary workforce competencies in the field of communication. The second edition utilizes well-researched content and application-based pedagogical tools to present to the readers a thorough analysis on how communication skills can become a strategic asset to build a successful managerial career. With the second edition, Teaching Resource Material in the form of a Companion Website is also being provided. This book must be read by students of MBA, practicing managers, executives, corporate trainers and professors. KEY FEATURES Learning Objectives: They appear at the beginning of each chapter and enumerate the topics/concepts that the readers would gain an insight into after reading the chapter Marginalia: These are spread across the body of each chapter to clarify and highlight the key points Case Study 1: It sets the stage for the areas to be discussed in the concerned chapter Case Study 2: It presents real-world scenarios and challenges to help students learn through the case analysis method Tech World: It throws light on the latest advancements in communication technology and how real-time business houses are leveraging them to stay ahead of their competitors Communication Snippet: It talks about real organizations/people at workplaces, their on-job communication challenges and their use of multiple communication channels to gain a competitive edge Summary: It helps recapitulate the different topics discussed in the chapter Review and Discussion Questions: These help readers assess their understanding of the different topics discussed in the chapter Applying Ethics: These deal with situation-based ethical dilemmas faced by real managers in their professional lives Simulation-based Exercise: It is a roleplay management game that helps readers simulate real managers or workplace situations, and thereby enables students to apply the theoretical concepts Experiential Learning: It provides two caselets, each followed by an Individual Activity and a Team Activity, based on real-time business processes that help readers feel or experience the concepts and theories they learn in the concerned chapter to gain hands-on experience References: These are given at the end of each chapter for the concepts and theories discussed in the chapter
Download or read book Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook written by Josh Baron and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business—and business family. Though "family business" may sound like it refers only to mom-and-pop shops, businesses owned by families are among the most significant and numerous in the world. But surprisingly few resources exist to help navigate the unique challenges you face when you share the executive suite, financial statements, and holidays. How do you make the right decisions, critical to the long-term survival of any business, with the added challenge of having to do so within the context of a family? The HBR Family Business Handbook brings you sophisticated guidance and practical advice from family business experts Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer. Drawing on their decades-long experience working closely with a wide range of family businesses of all sizes around the world, the authors present proven methods and approaches for communicating effectively, managing conflict, building the right governance structures, and more. In the HBR Family Business Handbook you'll find: A new perspective on what makes family businesses succeed and fail A framework to help you make good decisions together Step-by-step guidance on managing change within your business family Key questions about wealth, unique to family businesses, that you can't afford to ignore Assessments to help you determine where you are—and where you want to go Stories of real companies, from Marchesi Antinori to Radio Flyer Chapter summaries you can use to reinforce what you've learned Keep this comprehensive guide with you to help you build, grow, and position your family business to thrive across generations. HBR Handbooks provide ambitious professionals with the frameworks, advice, and tools they need to excel in their careers. With step-by-step guidance, time-honed best practices, and real-life stories, each comprehensive volume helps you to stand out from the pack—whatever your role.
Download or read book Playing the Business Game written by Kerry Wills and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kerry Wills was attempting to share his experience working in business with his son, who also plans to go into business after college. Upon contemplating an approach that would resonate with his teenager, he recognized that working in business is very much like playing an online role-playing game (RPG). Like an RPG, the business game has character types, player levels and ranks, interactions with other characters, rules to follow, quests to participate in, rewards to collect and varying ways to make progress and advance to higher levels. In nearly three decades working in business, Kerry has observed that the people who are the most successful are not necessarily the smartest ones nor the ones who do their jobs the best, but rather the ones that "play the game" the best. This book is intended to break down the game into its components, identify how the game is played, provide insights into optimally playing the game and suggest techniques to advance to higher levels. This book is intended for new entrants to the game as well as experienced players.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Business Model Innovation Through Disruption and Digitalization written by Rasmussen, Erik Stavnsager and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital technologies are changing both the national and global business landscapes. Digitalization within firms and industries and newcomers from other fields give new conditions for competition through new business models. The Handbook of Research on Business Model Innovation Through Disruption and Digitalization discusses the aspects of the innovation of business models through disruption and digitalization. It further includes chapters on theories and practices related to the overall theme of how business models are developed. Covering topics such as agile networks, interactive business models, and managerial implications, this major reference work is a dynamic resource for business leaders and executives, IT managers, human resource managers, entrepreneurs, government officials, students and faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.
Download or read book Games for Business and Economics written by Roy Gardner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-01-23 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a veteran in the business game or have just sat down to play, this book will teach you the importance of rules and how to use them to your advantage. Here you can learn the basic strategies for being competitive in a variety of situations, from the blackjack table to the boardroom table. Pull up a chair and prepare to solve gaming problems as they relate to the business and economic environments today.
Download or read book The Decoded Company written by Leerom Segal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful guide to building a data-centric corporate culture that unleashes talent and improves engagement Amazon delights customers with recommendations that are spot on. Google amazes us by generating answers before we've even finished asking a question. These companies know who we are and what we want. The key to their magic is Big Data. Personalizing the consumer experience with the collection and analysis of consumer data is widely recognized as one of the biggest business opportunities of the 21st century. But there is a flip side to this that has largely been missed. What if we were able to use data about employees to personalize and customize their experience - to increase their engagement, help them learn faster on the job, and figure out which teams they should be on? In this book, Leerom and his colleagues outline the six principles they've used to decode work and unlock the maximum potential of their talent, and share success stories from other organizations that have embraced this approach. The Decoded Company is an actionable blueprint for any company that wants the best from its people, and isn't afraid of radical approaches to get it. Leerom Segal is the president and CEO of Klick and has been named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Business Development Bank of Canada, won the "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Ernst and Young, and was named to Profit Magazine's Hall of Fame as the youngest CEO ever to lead a nonprofit company. Aaron Goldstein is the co-founder of Klick and is a Senior Certified Project Manager Professional. Jay Goldman was Head of Marketing at Rypple, a venture-backed startup acquired by Salesforce in 2012 and now known as Work.com. He is the author of the O'Reilly Facebook Cookbook, and he has been published in the Harvard Business Review. Rahaf Harfoush is the author of several books including Yes We Did. She was a contributor to the best-selling Wikinomics and Grown Up Digital.
Download or read book Games People Play written by Scott P. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Digital Hand written by James W. Cortada and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Hand, Volume 2, is a historical survey of how computers and telecommunications have been deployed in over a dozen industries in the financial, telecommunications, media and entertainment sectors over the past half century. It is past of a sweeping three-volume description of how management in some forty industries embraced the computer and changed the American economy. Computers have fundamentally changed the nature of work in America. However it is difficult to grasp the full extent of these changes and their implications for the future of business. To begin the long process of understanding the effects of computing in American business, we need to know the history of how computers were first used, by whom and why. In this, the second volume of The Digital Hand, James W. Cortada combines detailed analysis with narrative history to provide a broad overview of computing's and telecomunications' role in over a dozen industries, ranging from Old Economy sectors like finance and publishing to New Economy sectors like digital photography and video games. He also devotes considerable attention to the rapidly changing media and entertainment industries which are now some of the most technologically advanced in the American economy. Beginning in 1950, when commercial applications of digital technology began to appear, Cortada examines the ways different industries adopted new technologies, as well as the ways their innovative applications influenced other industries and the US economy as a whole. He builds on the surveys presented in the first volume of the series, which examined sixteen manufacturing, process, transportation, wholesale and retail industries. In addition to this account, of computers' impact on industries, Cortada also demonstrates how industries themselves influenced the nature of digital technology. Managers, historians and others interested in the history of modern business will appreciate this historical analysis of digital technology's many roles and future possibilities in an wide array of industries. The Digital Hand provides a detailed picture of what the infrastructure of the Information Age really looks like and how we got there.
Download or read book StarCraft written by Simon Dor and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2024-02-28 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: StarCraft (Blizzard Entertainment, 1998) is a real-time strategy video game, placing the player in command of three extraterrestrial races fighting against each other for strategic control of resources, terrain, and power. Simon Dor examines the game’s unanticipated effect by delving into the history of the game and the two core competencies it encouraged: decoding and foreseeing. Although StarCraft was not designed as an e-sport, its role in developing foreseeing skills helped give rise to one of the earliest e-sport communities in South Korea. Apart from the game’s clear landmark status, StarCraft offers a unique insight into changes in gaming culture and, more broadly, the marketability and profit of previously niche areas of interest. The book places StarCraft in the history of real-time strategy games in the 1990s—Dune II, Command & Conquer, Age of Empires—in terms of visual style, narrative tropes, and control. It shows how design decisions, technological infrastructures, and a strong contribution from its gaming community through Battle.net and its campaign editor were necessary conditions for the flexibility it needed to grow its success. In exploring the fanatic clusters of competitive players who formed the first tournaments and professionalized gaming, StarCraft shows that the game was key to the transition towards foreseeing play and essential to competitive gaming and e-sports.
Download or read book Valuing Digital Business Designs and Platforms written by Thorsten Feix and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops an interwoven framework for the strategic and financial valuation of digital business designs and platform companies which became game changers for a multitude of ecosystems in the 21st century. But, also incumbents of traditional industries are challenged by those digital natives and have therefore either to revitalize their business design or facing the risk to be marginalized. The business design twin of innovation is resilience to create lasting competitive advantage and capture value for the post-pandemic world of the 20s. The ultimate idea of the book rests on the hypothesis that only the combination of business design analytics - 10C Business Design and the 8 strategic levers of platform strength - with intense financial modeling - Reverse DCF - enables a true understanding of the competitive advantage and value of such business designs. Based on a tailored strategic-financial conceptual framework a set of high-profile, new case studies will highlight the working principles and application of the concept.
Download or read book Business Policy Game written by Richard V. Cotter and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Writing Short Business Reports written by Norma Carr-Ruffino and published by Gregg Division McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1980 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
