Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PART I -- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER II. THE ROAD BACK TO SANITY -- CHAPTER III. UNDERSTANDING: A PREREQUISITE OF LEADERSHIP -- CHAPTER IV. THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY -- CHAPTER V. A DISINTERESTED OBSERVER LOOKS AT INDUSTRY...

Some of the worst corporate meltdowns over the past sixty years can be traced to passive directors who favored operational shortcuts over quality growth strategies. Thinking primarily about placating institutional investors, selective stockholders, proxy advisors, and corporate management, these...

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION / David, Donald Kirk -- BUSINESSMEN'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PUBLIC / Francis, Clarence -- MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO EMPLOYEES / Deupree, Richard R. -- BUSINESSMEN'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO GOVERNMENT / Flanders, Ralph E. -- THE...

We start by exploring how the interplay of soft power and learning levers helps firms address competitive uncertainty in innovation-intensive environments (IIEs). We then theorize that firms' motivation to pursue a specific combination of soft power and learning tactics in IIEs is shaped by CEO...