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Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life by Gillian Tett
Category: Business
A new wave of anthropological research is transforming how the world does business. This book reveals how.To understand business, you need to think like an anthropologist.In a career spanning three decades, Gillian Tett has established a reputation as one of Britain's most astute financial journalists. ...Show more
Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life by Gillian Tett
Category: Business
From the bestselling author of Fool's GoldTo understand business, you need to think like an anthropologist.Is your workplace riven by tribal conflict? Are your meetings governed by dozens of unspoken rituals? Is there something faintly religious about the way your colleagues worship the CEO?If so, then ...Show more
Fool's Gold by Gillian Tett
Category: Non-Fiction
The inside story of how the credit crunch unfolded by the first journalist to predict itFalling house prices. Rising energy and food prices. Job losses. Paralysis over whether interest rates should go up or down. Everywhere we turn, the headlines are now screaming the word 'recession'. But where did it ...Show more
Silo Effect: Why Putting Everything in its Place isn't Such a Bright Idea by Gillian Tett
Category: Non-Fiction
In Silo, award-winning journalist Gillian Tett examines the structural development of institutions such as UBS, Sony and the Bank of England. While the world is increasingly interlinked in some senses, it remains profoundly fragmented in others. As organizations become larger and more global than ever b ...Show more
The Silo Effect: Why putting everything in its place isn't such a bright idea by Gillian Tett
Category: Business
Ever since civilised society began, we have felt the need to classify, categorise and specialise. It can make things more efficient, and help give the leaders of any organisation a sense of confidence that they have the right people focusing on the right tasks. But it can also be catastrophic, leading t ...Show more
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