{"product_id":"top-class-competitors-how-nations-firms-and-individuals-succeed-in-the-new-world-of-competitiveness-hardback-9780470025697","title":"Top Class Competitors; How Nations, Firms, and Individuals Succeed in the New World of Competitiveness (Hardback) 9780470025697","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTop Class Competitors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Nations, Firms, and Individuals Succeed in the New World of Competitiveness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephane Garelli (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470025697, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.595 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...this book aims to provide the answers to these and much more.\" (\u003ci\u003eCredit Control\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a fresh perspective...worth a read.\" (\u003ci\u003eGulf Business\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a forward-looking book...could easily be a reference text for students of economics, business studies .... Well written and authoritative....\" (\u003ci\u003eEdge\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThree decades ago competitiveness was unheard-of; today it has taken the world by storm. But what is it? And will it last? In \u003ci\u003eTop Class Competitors\u003c\/i\u003e Stéphane Garelli - professor at IMD business school where he is also head of the World Competitiveness Centre, professor at the University of Lausanne, and former managing director of the World Economic Forum - defines competitiveness as the ability of a nation, company or individual to manage a set of disparate competencies to achieve prosperity. For instance, along with traditional policies a nation must tackle education and security to sustain economic development. Companies must manage soft issues such as brands to beat the competition. And individuals must reinvent themselves to survive. These fields of research did not exist until recently - now, competitiveness makes the link.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTop Class Competitors\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey through the brave new world of competitiveness. What are its historical origins? How does it impact the management of a nation? How do companies thrive on it in an international environment? What is the impact on work structures and value systems? Above all, \u003ci\u003eis there a competitiveness mindset\u003c\/i\u003e? Exploring how competitiveness works, Stéphane Garelli shows why competitiveness is the most powerful tool available to unleash new levels of prosperity for nations, profit for companies and success for people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredits xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Competitiveness: Changing the Mindset 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Long and Winding Road to Competitiveness 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Working out National Competitiveness: The Cube Theory 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Extended Enterprise 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Competitiveness and Work: A Love–Hate Relationship 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Competitiveness and Value Systems 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Competent People and Competitive People: They Are Not The Same . . . 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: A Beautiful, Competitive Mind 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 265\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\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":52256245809432,"sku":"9780470025697","price":32.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470025697.jpg?v=1781274513","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/top-class-competitors-how-nations-firms-and-individuals-succeed-in-the-new-world-of-competitiveness-hardback-9780470025697","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}