{"product_id":"always-a-winner-finding-your-competitive-advantage-in-an-up-and-down-economy-hardback-9780470497203","title":"Always a Winner; Finding Your Competitive Advantage in an Up and Down Economy (Hardback) 9780470497203","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlways a Winner\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFinding Your Competitive Advantage in an Up and Down Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Navarro (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470497203, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In much the same way that \u003ci\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/i\u003e uncovered hitherto hidden secrets of highly successful companies, Navarro’s \u003ci\u003eAlways a Winner\u003c\/i\u003e uses extensive research to reveal the overriding importance of learning how to forecast and strategically manage the business cycle for competitive advantage. In doing so, this book provocatively explores a critical aspect of successful management virtually untapped by the existing strategy literature.\" \u003cb\u003e—Dan DiMicco, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nucor Steel\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eAlways a Winne\u003c\/i\u003er is an important and timely guide to thriving in challenging economic times. Prof. Navarro deftly bridges the academic and business communities, showing corporate leaders how to read economic tea-leaves to anticipate business cycles. His \"Master Cyclist\" credo offers many practical tips and real-world case studies for steering companies through turbulent economic seas.\" \u003cb\u003e—Mark Greene, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, FICO (Fair Isaac Corp.)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Navarro’s \u003ci\u003eAlways a Winner\u003c\/i\u003e shows why forecasting the economy with a ruler can be lethal for corporate executives and money managers. He demonstrates how to skillfully anticipate the ups and downs of the economy and successfully navigate through them. The current economic crisis clearly demonstrates why this book is so important to have on your bookshelf.\" \u003cb\u003e—Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and Cofounder of Moody’s Economy.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAlways a Winner\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for every entrepreneur, money manager, and independent investor hoping to outperform the market and retire one day.\" \u003cb\u003e—Mark T. Brookshire, Founder of StockTrak.com and WallStreetSurvivor.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\" Navarro’s wealth of real world examples will show you how to make both economic recessions and recoveries invaluable allies in executing competitive corporate strategies. A must read!\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eL\u003cb\u003eaksh\u003c\/b\u003em\u003cb\u003ean\u003c\/b\u003e A\u003cb\u003echu\u003c\/b\u003et\u003cb\u003ehan, Managing Director, Economic Cycle Research Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy recessions are far more dangerous than any 10 competitors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost companies make a lot of money during economic expansions-and lose a lot of money during recessions. That is the way it has always been. That is the way it need \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e always be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will show you how to \"always be a winner\" over the course of the entire business cycle-not just when economic times are good. To do this job, this book will arm you with all the strategies and tactics and forecasting tools you will need to profitably manage your organization through the business cycle seasons-from the best of boom times to the worst of recessionary times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, you will learn to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eForecast movements and key recessionary turning points in the business cycle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement a set of powerful \"battle-tested\" strategies over the course of the business cycle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRebuild your organization with a strategic business cycle orientation and thereby make it much more recession-resistant and resilient over the longer term\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe forecasting tools and management strategies revealed in this book have been developed over the last five years by the author-the world's leading expert on managing the business cycle for competitive advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy learning to strategically manage the business cycle, your organization will be able to create a powerful competitive and sustainable advantage over its rivals and thereby find the grail sought by every executive team in the world-superior financial performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this way, \u003ci\u003eAlways a Winner\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with the in-depth insight and practical advice you need to help your company survive and thrive in the increasingly risky conditions of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Big-Picture View of the Always a Winner Organization 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Why Recessions are More Dangerous than Any 10 Competitors 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 What Good to Great and Always a Winner Organizations Have in Common 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 What are the Three Steps to Becoming an Always a Winner Organization? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 How to Strategically Manage Through the Business Cycle Seasons 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep I: Becoming Your Own Economic Forecaster 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 How (and Why) the Business Cycle Cycles 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 How to Forecast the Business Cycle in Four Easy Pieces 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Why the GDP Equation is Your Most Important Forecasting Tool 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Why Tracking the Consumer is the Ultimate Confidence Game 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Why Taking the Pulse of Business Investment is as Simple as ISM 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 How Falling Exports Can Flatten an Economy in a Flat World 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Why Uncle Sam is the Spender of Last Resort 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 How Do I Fear Thee, Inflation? Let Me Count the Ways 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Why the Bond Market is Not a Casino 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Why Forecasting a Recession is No Bull (Market) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 How the Corporate Earnings Calendar Literally “Guides” Your Strategy 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep II: Always a Winner Strategies through the Business Cycle Seasons 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 How to Recession-Proof Your Supply Chain 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Why Cherry Picking the Talent Pool During Recessions is Your Quality Key 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Why Countercyclical Advertising is the Best Way to Build Brand and Market Share 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Why Companies Often Price Their Products and Manage Credit Exactly Wrong 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 How To Not Get Run Over by the Capital Expenditures Bandwagon 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Why You Should Buy Low and Sell High over the Stock Market Cycle 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 How to Minimize Your Capital Financing Costs over the Interest Rate Cycle 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep III: Building the Always a Winner Organization 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Why Always a Winner Organizations Always Begin with a Strong Business Cycle Management Orientation 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 How Every Executive Team Can Boost Its Economic and Financial Market Literacy 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Why a Facilitative Structure Must Follow Your Business Cycle Management Strategy 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Why a Supportive Organizational Culture is Essential to Always Being a Winner 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 How to Protect Your 401(k) in an Up-and-Down Stock Market 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Thoughts 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 217\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52276305035544,"sku":"9780470497203","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470497203_231463.jpg?v=1781366460","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/always-a-winner-finding-your-competitive-advantage-in-an-up-and-down-economy-hardback-9780470497203","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}