Industry Research Guide

If you're responsible for the growth of your organization--as a founder, C-suite executive, or a change agent--you know the landscape is changing. To create real, lasting growth, you'll need a new mindset, one that borrows from not just the startup world, but also the natural world. Similar to how oak trees regenerate by dropping acorns that become new trees, you need to grow new lines of business within your existing organization.

Effectively and ethically leveraging people data to deliver real business value is what sets the best HR leaders and teams apart. Excellence in People Analytics provides business and human resources leaders with everything they need to know about creating value from people analytics.

The next 20 years will be the most innovative period of time in the history of the world. Why? Because we are at the very beginning of the fourth industrial revolution. We have seen the tech, we know it works. It’s getting better, cheaper, faster, and smaller all the time. The tech has been invented, and it's now time to innovate.

Learn the fundamentals of market research with this bestselling guide that delivers an overview of the whole process, from planning a project and executing it, what tools to use, through to analysis and presenting the findings.

An ideal resource for busy managers and professionals seeking to build and expand their marketing research skills, The Market Research Toolbox, Fourth Edition describes how to use market research to make strategic business decisions. This comprehensive collection of essential market research techniques, skills, and applications helps readers solve real-world business problems in a dynamic and rapidly changing business atmosphere.

Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) has helped tech giants from Intel to Google achieve explosive growth--and how it can help any organization thrive.

The food industry is among the most competitive and globally-linked of all business sectors. Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac will be your guide to the entire food business, from production, to distribution, to retailing. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.

Green technology initiatives are becoming pervasive around the world and in virtually all industry sectors. For example, construction projects of all types are becoming green at a rapid clip, from new homes to giant office towers. Consumer products and food products are emphasizing green components. Even textile and apparel makers are emphasizing recycled, natural fabrics. Investment in green facilities and technologies will grow exponentially once a tipping point occurs that proves true economy of scale and solid return on investment. This carefully researched book covers exciting trends in green technologies and supply chains, manufacturing, research, development and businesses of all types. It includes a thorough market analysis as well as our highly respected trends analysis.

Organizations in the creative industries don't only succeed or fail based on the exercise of their creative resources. Their fortunes also depend on their understanding and approach to the problem of competition. In Strategic Analysis: A creative and cultural industries perspective, Jonathan Gander offers a much needed introduction to how the practice of strategic thinking and analysis can be applied to this diverse and dynamic field.

Writer and web designer Paul Jarvis shares his insightful wisdom and experience on how to set up and run a successful company that plays big but stays small. His premise is simple - bigger is not always better!