Uma listagem dos “melhores” é sempre polêmica. Aqui uma interessante: os melhores livros de negócios
25. The Wealth of Nations (Riqueza das Nações) Adam Smith - 1776
24. The Functions of the Executive - Chester I. Barnard – 1968
23. The Principles of Scientific Management - Frederick Winslow Taylor - 1911
22. The Human Side of Enterprise - Douglas McGregor - 1960
21. Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the Industrial Enterprise - Alfred D. Chandler - 1962
20. Organizational Culture and Leadership - Edgar H. Stein - 1992
19. The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations - James Surowieki - 2004
18. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century - Thomas L Friedman - 2005
17. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco - Bryan Burrough & John Helyar - 1990
16. My Years with General Motors - Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. - 1963
15. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization - Peter M. Senge - 1990
14. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Business Don’t Work and What to Do about It - Michael E. Gerber - 1985
13. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell - 2000
12. Competing for the Future - Gary Hamel & C.K. Prahalad - 1994
11. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t
- Jim Collins - 2001
10. Out of the Crisis - W. Edwards Deming - 1982
9. Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution - Michael Hammer & James Champy - 1993
8. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies - James C. Collins & Jerry I. Porras - 1994
7. The Practice of Management - Peter F. Drucker - 1954
6. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors - Michael E. Porter - 1980
5. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey - 1989
4. The One-Minute Manager - Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson - 1981
3. How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie - 1937
2. The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail - Clayton M. Christensen - 1997
1. In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies - Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr. - 1982
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AquiPredomina a lista livros dos últimos trinta anos. Ausências sentidas de Maquiavel, Fayol, Weber, Elton Mayo e alguém da área de finanças. Ou seja, uma lista com mais discordâncias do que reconhecimento não é uma boa lista.