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"In most organizational change efforts, it is much easier to draw on the strengths of the culture than to overcome the constraints by changing culture": First Edition of The Art of Managing Human Resources; Lengthily signed by Edgar Schein
SCHEIN, Edgar H.
The Art of Managing Human Resources.
Oxford University Press, .
First edition of this work on management. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor opposite the title page, “In most organizational change efforts, it is much easier to draw on the strengths of the culture than to overcome the constraints by changing culture.” All the best, John Ed H. Schein March 29, 2015.” Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Foreword by Abraham J. Siegel.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 87844
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First Edition of Peter Drucker's The Frontiers of Management; Signed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
The Frontiers of Management: Where Tomorrow’s Decisions Are Being Shaped Today.
New York: E.P. Dutton , 1986.
First edition of this collection of writings from the father of management. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Drucker on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 21004
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First Edition of Robert K. Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure; in the Scarce Dust Jacket
MERTON, Robert K.
Social Theory and Social Structure.
Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1949.
First edition of this landmark work in sociology. Octavo, original blue cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 117664
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Henry Hazlitt's Time Will Run Back; Inscribed by Him
HAZLITT, Henry.
Time Will Run Back: A Novel About the Rediscovery of Capitalism.
New York: Arlington House Publishers, 1966.
First edition of the re-issue of Hazlitt’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Kip Carlisle with warmest good wishes Henry Hazlitt Nov. 23, 1971.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 81039
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"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do": First Edition of Michael Porter's On Competition; Inscribed by Him
PORTER, Michael E.
On Competition.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business Review Book, 1998.
First edition of this collection of Michael Porter’s work, who has towered over the field of competitive strategy. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Michael Porter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 106855
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First Edition of Michael Porter's The Competitive Advantage of Nations; Signed by Him
PORTER, Michael E.
The Competitive Advantage of Nations.
New York: The Free Press, 1990.
First edition of Porter’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Michael Porter on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W. Scot Carouge.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 106721
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First edition of Birch and Cobb's The Liberation of Life; inscribed by John Cobb
BIRCH, Charles and John B. Cobb.
The Liberation of Life: From the Cell to the Community.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
First edition of Birch and Cobb’s complex work offering a holistic philosophical approach to science, religion, and the liberation movement. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Cobb on the front free endpaper, “To Bill and Mary Beth Miller – In Appreciation for your helping Manry Bangelantis. John Cobb.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jan van de Watering.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 96098
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First Edition of Peter Drucker's Landmark Work Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Name to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Roy La Grone.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 100299
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First Edition of John Kotter's Power in Management: How to Understand, Acquire, and Use It; Signed by Him
KOTTER, John P.
Power in Management: How to Understand, Acquire, and Use It.
New York: Amacom, 1979.
First edition of this early work by Kotter. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 106742
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John Kotter's The Heart of Change; Inscribed by Him
KOTTER, John.
The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.
Cambridge: Harvard Business School, 2002.
Early printing of this organizational work by Kotter. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tim John Kotter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 107819
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"In three short decades between now and the twenty-first century, millions of ordinary psychologically normal people will face an abrupt collision with the future": First Edition of Alvin Toffler's bestseller Future Shock
TOFFLER, Alvin.
Future Shock.
New York: Random House, 1970.
First edition of Toffler’s bestselling work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Fujita.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 117806
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F.A. Hayek's The Counter-Revolution of Science
HAYEK, F.A. .
The Counter-Revolution of Science: Studies on the Abuse of Reason.
Indianapolis : Liberty Press, 1979.
First printing of the second edition of Hayek’s critique of reason, written at the same time as The Road to Serfdom. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 107443