Corporate entrepreneurship : building the entrepreneurial organization [book]

Author: Paul Burns

"Considers the personal qualities of successful entrepreneurs and the manner in which they do business. It also demonstrates how these qualities can be replicated to form an organizational architecture that encourages entrepreneurship at all levels within a company." - cover.

Global innovation management : a strategic approach [book]

Author: J. Christopher Westland

"Lays out strategies for market-driven design, entry and positioning, raising investment capital, protecting intellectual property, managing innovative people and nurturing organizational, civic and national innovativeness in a rapidly changing world." - cover.

The Future of Food: How Science Will Solve the Next Global Crises (journal article)
from Wired, November 2008
Forty years ago, advances in fertilizers and pesticides boosted crop yield and fed a growing planet. Today, demand for food fueled by rises in worldwide consumption of meat and protein is again outpacing farmers ability to keep up. It's time for the next Green Revolution.

The 50 Best Inventions of the Year (journal article)
from Time, November 4, 2008
From a genetic testing service to an invisibility cloak to an ingenious public bike system to the world's first moving skyscraper — here are TIME's picks for the top innovations of 2008.

The Futurist Rising (journal article)
by Ann-Maree Moodie
from Management Today, October 2008
Whether they are called social researchers, trend trackers, economic forecasters or cultural trend commentators, futurists are enjoying something of a surge in popularity as business grapples with tough economic times and an uncertain future.

Capitalism at bay (journal article)
from The Economist, Vol. 387 No. 8602, 18 October 2008
The article explores economic liberty and capitalism in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Details about the nationalization of banks in Great Britain and other state interventions aimed at regulating economies are provided. The relationship between financial markets and national governments is also explored.

The Myth of multitasking : how "doing it all" gets nothing done [book]

Author: Dave Crenshaw

"Helps business leaders and employees: recognize why multitasking is a false construct, understand the different between background-tasking and switch-tasking, create a new and realistic weekly budget for using time [and] schedule recurring appointments with key people." - cover.

Talent is overrated : what really separates world-class performers from everybody else [book]

Author: Geoffrey Colvin

Explains that the key to extraordinary performance is "deliberate practice", and outlines how to apply this principle in your life and work.

Inside the innovation matrix : finding the hidden human dimensions [book]

Edited by: Australian Business Foundation

Chapters include: "Innovation in winning organisations in Australia: myths and realities", "How intangible networks can boost the innovation odds", "The heroes of innovation? Scientists and technologists in Australian business".

WiFi Is on the Way - WiFi mobile phones soon may get a nod of approval from China's telecom industry regulator (journal article)
By Lan Xinzhen
from Beijing Review, 9 October 2008
At present, China's telecom regulator prohibits phone calls made via the Internet or the browsing of Web pages via a mobile phone in wireless network-covered areas. But signs that the government will relax the restrictions have surfaced now that China Telecom Corp. Ltd. will offer a wireless fidelity (WiFi) phone to users on a pre-test basis, starting this month, before a full-scale product launch.

Projects Queensland [CD ROM / journal]

Author: Queensland. Dept of Infrastructure & Planning

"Outlines 603 projects with total values of more than $30 million. The publication lists all the projects under study, committed to and under construction, as well as those that were completed between April 2007 & June 2008." - introduction.

Playing by new rules - the milk powder scandal leads to more food inspections and throws the domestic dairy industry into an uproar (journal article)
by Yuan Yuan
from Beijing Review, October 2008, pp 16-17
The scandal illuminated existing problems in China's dairy industry and food safety system. Milk farmers sell their product at a relatively low price to milk providers, who then sell it to milk companies at a higher price. To boost their profits, some milk providers diluted the milk with water and added melamine, which made the milk appear rich in protein in order to pass nutrition tests.

Doing business 2009 : comparing regulation in 181 economies [book]

Authors: World Bank; International Finance Corporation

"Provides a quantitative measure of regulations for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business - as they apply to domestic small and medium-size enterprises." - page v.

Strategic management tools and public sector management (journal article)
by Wil Williams and Duncan Lewis
from Public Management Review, Vol. 10 No. 5, 2008 , pp. 653 - 671
This article highlights the applicability and effectiveness of two well established strategic management tools, value chain and stakeholder analyses, in the context of seven public sector strategic consultancy projects. The article provides a strong justification for the use of both models, when used independently, but particularly in conjunction, as powerful strategic analytical frameworks that can significantly encourage and illuminate strategic discourses in public sector organizations.

Policy without parliament : the growth of regulation in Australia [book]

Author: Chris Berg, Institute of Public Affairs

"Looks at the rapid growth in regulation-making, and the recent institutional changes in Australia's regulatory agencies." - [page 1].

Y : attract, manage, retain, the best Generation Y talent [DVD]

Presenter: Peter Sheahan

A four DVD training package including exercise booklets that covers what makes Gen Y different, and how your organisation can attract and keep the best and brightest from this age group.

A World of chance : betting on religion, games, Wall Street [book]

Authors: Reuven Brenner, Gabrielle A. Brenner & Aaron Brown

Looks at the social history of gambling, as well as the role it has played in politics and public finance.

Is Google making our e-learning stupid? (journal article)
by Tom Kuhlmann
from Training and Development in Australia, October 2008, pp. 20-21
"(The) article raises some issues that could impact how we design our e-learning courses. Our learners are being conditioned to prcess online content in a certain way. It impacts how they see, retrieve and process information ... this needs to be a consideration as we design our e-learning courses."
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Group genius : the creative power of collaboration [book]

Author: Robert Keith Sawyer

Argues that the true story of innovation is not that of the "lone genius" but of collaboration within groups, and shows how to tap into an organisation's reserves of creativity.

2008 PwC EM20 Index
Source: Price Waterhouse Coopers
In its second year, the PricewaterhouseCoopers EM20 Risk & Reward Index (the PwC EM20 Index), explores the attractiveness of various emerging markets as investment destinations both from risk and reward angle.
Produced by the PwC Emerging Markets Group in conjunction with our Macroeconomics Team, this year's PwC EM20 Index shows that the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) continue to offer interesting opportunities for investment – all four appear in both the Manufacturing and Services Indices. However, the results of our modelling also indicate a range of other locations that can offer attractive alternatives. This year's highlights include the emergence of South East Europe as an attractive destination for both manufacturing and services businesses