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Business Books

Who knew business people were so well read? BusinessWeek Online tapped a bevy of prominent professors and business professionals and asked them about their favorite books, business or otherwise. Browse around and discover what made those books inspirational, instructive, or influential in their thinking and their careers. What would they advise you to read if you had the chance to ask them?

When BusinessWeek Online last complied a reading list in 2000, New Economy instant classics like Michael Lewis’ The New New Thing unsurprisingly abounded. In our updated and expanded list – featuring recommendations from over 30 professors and practitioners – you’ll find a more diverse tip sheet with something for everyone – from Kotler to Kerouac, fantasy to finance.

Below you'll find biographies on our participants along with their recommendations. Maybe knowing about the favorite books of successful people will spark you to read something you might otherwise have missed or get you to think about books that are important to you — or both. Enjoy!

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Best Business Books

Top Business Books
Amit Basu
SMU

   • Innovator's Dilemma

An insightful analysis of the impact of technology on industries and organizations, and a convincing argument for why thinking outside the box is so critical.



John Edmunds
Babson

   • Liars' Poker

An engaging read that depicts the rape and plunder mentality of Wall Street traders.



Roland Rust
Maryland

   • 2020 Vision

More than any other book, this book expresses clearly the vision that information is becoming the key to business. It opened my eyes.




  J. Greenberg
Ohio State



  N. Hauserman
Iowa



  M. Jennings
Arizona State



  D. Levine
UC Berkeley



  P. MacAvoy
Yale



  A. Prakash
George Washington



  D. Reid
Queen's U.



  C. Tucci
NYU


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Mike Useem
U Penn

   • Good to Great

How effective leaders combine personal humility with firm determination to move average performers into great producers.



Rosabeth Kanter
Harvard

   • Long Walk to Freedom

This is an inspiring story about leadership in the most difficult of circumstances.




  A. Arya
Ohio State



  D. Backus
NYU



  J. Badaracco
Harvard



  N. Bendapudi
Ohio State



  L. Berry
Texas A&M



  J. Clawson
Virginia




  J. Dinkel
Texas A&M



  D. Dranove
Northwestern



  T. Erdem
UC Berkeley



  S. Finkelstein
Dartmouth



  D. Hirshleifer
Ohio State



  A. Isaacs
UC Berkeley



  R. Kopp
Babson

  


  T. Laseter
Virginia



  A. Madansky
Chicago



  D. Olson
Texas A&M



  L. Penley
Arizona State



  D. Pyke
Dartmouth



  P. Raghubir
UC Berkeley

  


  D. Robertson
Texas A & M



  B. Shetty
Texas A&M



  E. Sirri
Babson



  R. Spekman
Virginia



  D. Stewart
USC



  D. Vogel
UC Berkeley




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