The thinkers 50 : the world's most influential business writers and leaders / Ciaran Parker ; foreword by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove -- Russell Ackoff -- Scott Adams -- Chris Argyris -- Warren Bennis -- Jeff Bezos -- Larry Bossidy -- Richard Branson -- James Champy and Michael Hammer -- Ram Charan -- Clayton Christensen -- James C. Collins -- Stephen Covey -- Edward de Bono -- Michael Dell -- Patrick Dixon -- Leif Edvinsson -- Bill Gates -- Malcolm Gladwell -- Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones -- Daniel Goleman -- Vijay Govindarajan -- Lynda Gratton -- Alan Greenspan -- Andrew Grove -- Gary Hamel -- Charles Handy -- Geert Hofstede -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter -- Robert Kaplan and David Norton -- Manfred Kets de Vries -- Rakesh Khurana -- W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne -- Naomi Klein -- Philip Kotler -- Paul Krugman -- Costas Markides -- Henry Mintzberg -- Geoffrey Moore -- Kjell Nordström and Jonas Ridderstråle -- Kenichi Ohmae -- Don Peppers -- Tom Peters -- Michael Porter -- C.K. Prahalad -- Edgar H. Schein -- Ricardo Semler -- Peter Senge -- Thomas A. Stewart -- Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner -- Jack Welch -- Assembling the 50 -- Index.

"The Thinkers 50, the list after which the book is named, is an international ranking of business thought leaders - scholars, educators, consultants, executives, economists, and social scientists - whose ideas set the agenda for management theory and practice, and whose actions and recommendations influence commerce on a global scale.".

"Each profile includes information on the subject's background and primary contributions, and lists key publications and Web sites. Collectively, these individuals reflect the state of the art in contemporary management thinking and its application, separating the people and ideas with lasting impact from the passing fads. From students to entrepreneurs to seasoned executives, The Thinkers 50 provides a compendium of practical insight on the art and science of management."--BOOK JACKET.