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Book Reviews are intended to analyse best-selling management literature from a systemic perspective. The seminal working hypothesis is that a large part of the success of such books can be attributed to the fact that they deal with contemporary big questions. The answers given to these questions seem to be satisfactory and they are addressed to a large audience. The theses put forward seem to work.

The Systemic Excellence Group offers an explanation taken from systemic practice and system theoretical reflection. The idea is to provide further insight into these workings. In the end, it is all about the way through which the models, methods and instruments upon which have been reflected within the respective Book Reviews are put into practise.

Handbook for the Revolutionary - Noel M. Tichy

Like no other consultant, Noel M. Tichy has advanced and extended the methodologies of consulting during the last decades. Tichy - now a professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the University of Michigan - developed new approaches, methods and instruments. All of which have become today's standards of organisational development.
 

Good to Great - Jim C. Collins

In “Good to Great” the author describes change processes that turn good companies into great ones. What makes this book so valuable is the mere fact that it recognises that the motor of change is not initial suffering but the pursuit of excellence.
 

Wi(e)der das Fusionsfieber - Max N. Habeck/Fritz Kröger/Michael Träm

On the basis of a global survey, the AT Kearney Merger&Acquisition experts analyse the reasons for failing mergers in the past. They identify seven key factors as being critical success factors.
 

Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim/Renée Mauborgne

Blue Ocean Strategy reads like the instructions to Organisational Excellence. The ruling paradigm of fierce competition is blown up, pointing out powerful alternatives.