Rosabeth Moss Kanter is at the forefront of management thinking and practice--a leading figure in the attack on organizational rigidities, boundaries, and top- down traditions whose ideas are spearheading a period of great discovery and change in the business world.

Here, for the first time, is the essential Kanter: the cutting-edge ideas and wisdom of nearly two decades that are even more relevant today. With Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the Frontiers of Management, the renowned management guru presents a sweeping look back across a decade of change in business--what has worked well, what hasn't, and what businesses still need to learn--as well as a penetrating look forward at the hard work of leadership and innovation still to be done.

In this landmark book, Kanter has integrated all her Harvard Business Review articles and the framing essays she wrote as Editor into a powerful new statement. The six sections span today's most critical topics--strategy, innovation, customer focus, global trends, planning for change, strategic alliances, compensation systems, and community responsibility. They are joined by overviews and a fresh new introductory chapter to reinforce a single, timeless message: the importance of treating people as assets and of providing the tools and conditions that liberate them to use their brainpower to make a difference.

Ever at the frontier, Kanter has published this book as a compelling call to action. Together, her articles and essays crystallize the real work of business leaders and serve as a provocative reminder of why they should never lose sight of the fact that values--and people--are the foundation of business success.

Soundview Executive Summaries - books selected in 1997

CHANGE MASTERS by Kanter Rosabeth Moss
Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End by Kanter, Rosabeth Moss
When Giants Learn To Dance by Kanter, Rosabeth Moss
Challenge of Organizational Change : How Companies Experience It And Leaders Guide It by Kanter, Rosabeth Moss

A Great Introduction
Rosabeth Moss Kanter has written over 16 books and hundreds of articles and shorter pieces. As a result, the body of her work has become almost impossible to appreciate fully, and even to get a sense of her range requires more time than most of us can spare. This is a shame, because her work, more than that of any other social scientist, has continued to build and to grow on her previous work, resulting in a powerful and coherent overall framework. This book, RMK on the Frontiers of Management, is the best possible introduction to her work and its scope. The information in its longer essays is as current and valuable as ever, because her work rarely becomes dated, and the short pieces offer sparkling insights into a wide range of organizational and business issues. I strongly recommend it to everyone with an interest or stake in modern organizations.