Big Data @ Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities, Thomas H. Davenport
(Harvard Business Press, Rs. 885)
The term “big data” first came on the scene, bestselling author Tom Davenport thought it was just another example of technology hype. But his research in the years that followed changed his mind.
Now, Davenport explains what big data means in simple terms and a lucid style. This book covers all the bases: what big data means from a technical, consumer, and management perspective; what its opportunities and costs are; where it can have real business impact; and which aspects of this hot topic have been oversold.
This book will help you understand concepts such as why big data is important to an organisation; what technology is necessary to manage it and how it can change your job, company and the industry at large.
Citing examples of companies such as GE, Amazon, and Citigroup to show how big data is used, this book will help in various departments including improving decisions, products and services to strengthening customer relationships. It will show you how to put big data to work in your own organisation so that you too can harness the maximum from this ever-evolving new resource.
Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less, Robert I. Sutton
(Crown Business, Rs. 1,314)
Bestselling author Robert Sutton and Stanford colleague Huggy Rao tackle a challenge that determines every organisation’s success: scaling up farther, faster and more effectively as a programme.
Sutton and Rao have done extensive research to figure out what it takes to build and uncover pockets of exemplary performance, to help spread them, and keep recharging organisations with improved work practices. Drawing on inside accounts, case studies and academic research from industries including start-ups, pharmaceuticals, airlines, retail, financial services, high-tech, education, non-profits, government, and healthcare, Sutton and Rao identify the key scaling challenges that confront every organisation. They reveal how the best leaders and teams develop, spread, and instil the right mindsets in their people. They showcase the principles that help to cascade excellence throughout an organisation.
World Famous CEOs and Their Business Mantras, Vikas Khatri
(Pustak Mahal, Rs. 74)
How did Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook? What was Bill Gates’ plan for Microsoft? What was Jeff Bezos’s blueprint for Amazon? What biz mantras do the Ambani brothers and Ratan Tata follow?
This book tries to find answers to such questions as it profiles 54 eminent entrepreneurs from different parts of the globe. Positive and interesting, these profiles of men and women, who made a difference in their relevant industries and became the world famous CEOs, are surely inspiring.
