Business Books from Stanford University Press - August 2022

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The College Devaluation Crisis

Market Disruption, Diminishing ROI, and an Alternative Future of Learning Jason Wingard The College Devalua�on Crisis makes the case that employers and other learning and development en��es are emerging to innovate new approaches to training talent that, at �mes, relies on the higher educa�on sector, but increasingly operates independently in order to sa�sfy talent needs more agilely and effec�vely. The book focuses on case studies from leading companies to illustrate their innova�ve strategies for talent development. STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS July 2022 272pp 9781503627536 £24.99 HB

Interconnected Worlds

Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia Henry Wai-Chung Yeung Drawing on literature on the electronics industry, new empirical material comprising custom datasets, and extensive personal interviews, this book examines through a "network" approach the co-evolu�on of globalized electronics produc�on centered in East Asia across different na�onal economies and sub-na�onal regions. STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Series: Innova�on and Technology in the World Economy June 2022 480pp 9781503632226 £25.99 PB

Supercorporate

the poten�al costs that giving extracts from Black communi�es."—Victor Ray, The University of Iowa STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Series: Culture and Economic Life April 2022 240pp 9781503606777 £21.99 HB

Strategy as Leadership

Facing Adaptive Challenges in Organizations Roberto S. Vassolo & Natalia Weisz "The book uniquely combines strategic management insights with adap�ve leadership tools. It is a prac�cal guide to help organiza�ons navigate the changing environment, providing an in-depth overview of several of the most significant compe��ve shi�s companies face in the current world. The combina�on of robust theore�cal underpinning with relevant examples facilitates understanding the challenges of implemen�ng strategic changes. Essen�al to take into account when redirec�ng business strategy."–Krishna Palepu, Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administra�on, Harvard Business School STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS February 2022 232pp 9781503629134 £28.99 HB

The Future of Executive Development Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Das Narayandas

The authors look at the future of execu�ve development programs in the era of self-refining algorithms (aka machine learning) and wearable sensors and computers. They offer a guide to execu�ve program design to op�mize the learning produc�on func�on for both skill acquisi�on and skill transfer. STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Distinction and Participation in Post-Hierarchy South Korea Michael Prentice

November 2021 224pp 9781503628724 £28.99 HB

What should South Korean offices look like in a post-hierarchical world? In Supercorporate, anthropologist Michael M. Pren�ce examines a central tension in visions of big corporate life in South Korea's twenty-first century: should corpora�ons be sites of fair dis�nc�on or equal par�cipa�on? STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

The Decarbonization Imperative

Series: Culture and Economic Life May 2022 248pp 9781503631878 £24.99 PB

Design Leadership Ignited

Transforming the Global Economy by 2050 Michael Lenox & Rebecca Duff

Bronze Medal (�e) in the 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards in the Economics category. Responding to the existen�al threat of climate change, Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff propose a radical reconfigura�on of the industries contribu�ng the most, and most harmfully, to this planetary crisis. STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Elevating Design at Scale Eric Quint, Gerda Gemser & Giulia Calabretta

October 2021 288pp 9781503614789 £22.99 HB

"The most pragma�c, prac�cal and insigh�ul approach to understanding contemporary design leadership. Drawing on decades of knowledge in the field, this book is an essen�al read for aspiring design leaders and business leaders wishing to deliver excellence through design."—Rachel Cooper OBE, Dis�nguished Professor of Design Management and Policy, Lancaster University STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Lead and Disrupt

February 2022 240pp 9781503613966 £24.99 HB

Black Culture, Inc.

How Ethnic Community Support Pays for Corporate America Patricia A. Banks "Black Culture, Inc. is a brilliant contribu�on to the burgeoning literature on how race shapes organiza�ons. Surveying a wide range of corporate giving to Black cultural ins�tu�ons—from the Na�onal Museum of African American History and Culture to Afropunk—Banks provides a balanced account of its benefits and

How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma Second Edition Charles A. O’Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman Silver Medal in the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) - Business/Career/Sales Category. "Lead and Disrupt is a must-read for any legacy company or startup. Disrup�on is a constant, and companies must have a passion for growth in a vola�le world. This book gives you a framework. The concepts around idea�on, incuba�on and scaling are fresh and well documented. More importantly, I have seen them work in companies large and small."—Jeff Immelt, former Chairman and CEO, General Electric STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS September 2021 312pp 9781503629523 £24.99 HB


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