{"product_id":"9781422170724","title":"What I Didn't Learn in Business School: How Strategy Works in the Real World","description":"Meet John Downs. He's a new MBA graduate who's landed a job with a strategy consultancy. His engagement team is on a mission: help HGS Inc., a specialty chemicals firm, define and execute a strategy for exploiting a textile technology the company developed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn and his team deploy state-of-the-art strategy tools to analyze the attractiveness of potential markets for the technology. But they soon realize the tools don't help them grapple with the human side of strategy--including political forces swirling within HGS. Everyone involved in the engagement is biased and insecure, brilliant and hardworking, selfish and lazy, loyal and dedicated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn and his cohorts aren't \"real\"--What I Didn't Learn in Business School is a business novel. But they're realistic: they're just like us. Their story reveals the limitations of strategy tools and demonstrates tactics for navigating the messy, human dynamics that can make or break a company's strategy efforts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis engaging book uses the power of story to present potent lessons for anyone seeking to excel at strategy management. It's a compelling read--whether you're an MBA grad struggling to apply what you learned or in the fray and eager to see what MBAs get wrong when they land in the real world.","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154027757808,"sku":"9781422170724","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781422170724_p0.jpg?v=1763739973","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781422170724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}