Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Zolli directs the global innovation network PopTech, and has served as a Fellow of the National Geographic Society. His work and ideas have appeared in a wide array of media outlets, including PBS, the New York Times, National Public Radio, Vanity Fair, Fast Company, and many others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Ann Marie Healy is a playwright, screenwriter and journalist. As a journalist, she has covered financial and technology news for magazines such as the Institutional Investor and Financial Technology. She lives in the Hudson River Valley, New York State. Klappentext All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. RESILIENCE is a book about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing examples are covered, from the link between US oil prices and the recent tortilla riots in Mexico to what was really happening when the US government decided not to bail out Lehman Bros. Zusammenfassung RESILIENCE has genuine potential to be the next breakout business book. It is firmly in the tradition of great reads that go beyond the business market, such as classic bestsellers THE TIPPING POINT, BLACK SWAN and PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL

Product details

• Authors: Healy, Ann M. Healy, Ann Marie Healy, Healy Ann Marie, Zoll, Andre Zolli, Andrew Zolli, Zolli Andrew
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780755360369
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-6036-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Business Plus
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Knowledge Capital, economics; innovation; leadership, business; economics; innovation; leadership