When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America's Obsession with Economic Efficiency

Author:   Roger L. Martin
Publisher:   Harvard Business Review Press
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Pages:   256
Publication Date:   29 September 2020
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Author:   Roger L. Martin
Publisher:   Harvard Business Review Press
Imprint:   Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN:  

9781647820060


ISBN 10:   1647820065
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   29 September 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
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Drawing from hard economic data and in-depth interviews with 'regular Americans,' Martin makes a persuasive case for rethinking perceived wisdom about the economy. Policy makers and business leaders will want to take note. - Publisher's Weekly Advance Praise for When More Is Not Better: Roger Martin leverages his deep knowledge of economic systems to precisely diagnose the systemic shortcomings of the modern economy and his practical experience to lay out a pathway to an economy that works for all. A must-read. - Paul Polman, cofounder and Chair, IMAGINE; former CEO, Unilever Important, if surprising, messages . . . by one of the world's most creative business minds. Roger Martin offers a realist's path toward a more resilient America, with concrete suggestions for business leaders, politicians, educators, and citizens. - Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; author, Straight Talk on Trade When More Is Not Better shows what will truly set up our economy for long-term success: a better balance of efficiency and resilience. And it's also the prescription we need as individuals. A must-read for our time! - Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global Roger Martin is my generation's Peter Drucker. He enables us to see beyond the traditional boundaries of business theory to the bigger system at play in our efficiency-obsessed world. And, like Drucker's, his prescriptions are clear, realistic, and practical. - Jim Hackett, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company The world has never been so . . . well connected, [yet] we remain more divided, with many feeling left behind and deeply frustrated. Martin not only provides a deep and clear understanding of why this is the case but also what can relatively easily be done. . . . I was left with a feeling of optimism about bringing greater resilience to our world. - Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, former CEO, LEGO Group; Executive Chairman, LEGO Brand Group At the moment when America needs it most, When More Is Not Better brilliantly reveals where democratic capitalism has gone wrong and what new design principles we need to fix it. - Tim Brown, Chair, IDEO; author, Change by Design When More Is Not Better delivers a trenchant critique of the efficiency-at-any-price economic model. But it also offers something equally important and exceedingly rare: real, practical solutions. . . . A timely, urgent book. - Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author, Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind


Named one of the 10 Best New Business Books of 2020 by Inc. magazine Named one of the Globe & Mail's Best Business Books of 2020 Named one of the Best books of 2020: Business by the Financial Times A new book by Professor Roger Martin is always a major event for the evolution of management. - Forbes This important new book blames a dangerous obsession with efficiency, long the mantra and target of chief executives and finance directors worldwide and a foundation of modern capitalism. - Financial Times Drawing from hard economic data and in-depth interviews with 'regular Americans,' Martin makes a persuasive case for rethinking perceived wisdom about the economy. Policy makers and business leaders will want to take note. - Publisher's Weekly Advance Praise for When More Is Not Better: Roger Martin leverages his deep knowledge of economic systems to precisely diagnose the systemic shortcomings of the modern economy and his practical experience to lay out a pathway to an economy that works for all. A must-read. - Paul Polman, cofounder and Chair, IMAGINE; former CEO, Unilever Important, if surprising, messages . . . by one of the world's most creative business minds. Roger Martin offers a realist's path toward a more resilient America, with concrete suggestions for business leaders, politicians, educators, and citizens. - Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; author, Straight Talk on Trade When More Is Not Better shows what will truly set up our economy for long-term success: a better balance of efficiency and resilience. And it's also the prescription we need as individuals. A must-read for our time! - Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global Roger Martin is my generation's Peter Drucker. He enables us to see beyond the traditional boundaries of business theory to the bigger system at play in our efficiency-obsessed world. And, like Drucker's, his prescriptions are clear, realistic, and practical. - Jim Hackett, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company The world has never been so . . . well connected, [yet] we remain more divided, with many feeling left behind and deeply frustrated. Martin not only provides a deep and clear understanding of why this is the case but also what can relatively easily be done. . . . I was left with a feeling of optimism about bringing greater resilience to our world. - Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, former CEO, LEGO Group; Executive Chairman, LEGO Brand Group At the moment when America needs it most, When More Is Not Better brilliantly reveals where democratic capitalism has gone wrong and what new design principles we need to fix it. - Tim Brown, Chair, IDEO; author, Change by Design When More Is Not Better delivers a trenchant critique of the efficiency-at-any-price economic model. But it also offers something equally important and exceedingly rare: real, practical solutions. . . . A timely, urgent book. - Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author, Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind


A new book by Professor Roger Martin is always a major event for the evolution of management. - Forbes This important new book blames a dangerous obsession with efficiency, long the mantra and target of chief executives and finance directors worldwide and a foundation of modern capitalism. - Financial Times Drawing from hard economic data and in-depth interviews with 'regular Americans,' Martin makes a persuasive case for rethinking perceived wisdom about the economy. Policy makers and business leaders will want to take note. - Publisher's Weekly Advance Praise for When More Is Not Better: Roger Martin leverages his deep knowledge of economic systems to precisely diagnose the systemic shortcomings of the modern economy and his practical experience to lay out a pathway to an economy that works for all. A must-read. - Paul Polman, cofounder and Chair, IMAGINE; former CEO, Unilever Important, if surprising, messages . . . by one of the world's most creative business minds. Roger Martin offers a realist's path toward a more resilient America, with concrete suggestions for business leaders, politicians, educators, and citizens. - Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; author, Straight Talk on Trade When More Is Not Better shows what will truly set up our economy for long-term success: a better balance of efficiency and resilience. And it's also the prescription we need as individuals. A must-read for our time! - Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global Roger Martin is my generation's Peter Drucker. He enables us to see beyond the traditional boundaries of business theory to the bigger system at play in our efficiency-obsessed world. And, like Drucker's, his prescriptions are clear, realistic, and practical. - Jim Hackett, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company The world has never been so . . . well connected, [yet] we remain more divided, with many feeling left behind and deeply frustrated. Martin not only provides a deep and clear understanding of why this is the case but also what can relatively easily be done. . . . I was left with a feeling of optimism about bringing greater resilience to our world. - Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, former CEO, LEGO Group; Executive Chairman, LEGO Brand Group At the moment when America needs it most, When More Is Not Better brilliantly reveals where democratic capitalism has gone wrong and what new design principles we need to fix it. - Tim Brown, Chair, IDEO; author, Change by Design When More Is Not Better delivers a trenchant critique of the efficiency-at-any-price economic model. But it also offers something equally important and exceedingly rare: real, practical solutions. . . . A timely, urgent book. - Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author, Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind


"Named the 2020 Porchlight Leadership & Strategy Book of the Year Named one of the ""10 Best New Business Books of 2020"" by Inc. magazine Named one of the Globe & Mail's ""Best Business Books of 2020"" Named one of the ""Best books of 2020: Business"" by the Financial Times ""A new book by Professor Roger Martin is always a major event for the evolution of management."" — Forbes ""This important new book blames a dangerous obsession with efficiency, long the mantra and target of chief executives and finance directors worldwide and a foundation of modern capitalism."" — Financial Times ""Drawing from hard economic data and in-depth interviews with 'regular Americans,' Martin makes a persuasive case for rethinking perceived wisdom about the economy. Policy makers and business leaders will want to take note."" — Publisher's Weekly Advance Praise for When More Is Not Better: ""Roger Martin leverages his deep knowledge of economic systems to precisely diagnose the systemic shortcomings of the modern economy and his practical experience to lay out a pathway to an economy that works for all. A must-read."" — Paul Polman, cofounder and Chair, IMAGINE; former CEO, Unilever ""Important, if surprising, messages . . . by one of the world's most creative business minds. Roger Martin offers a realist's path toward a more resilient America, with concrete suggestions for business leaders, politicians, educators, and citizens."" — Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; author, Straight Talk on Trade ""When More Is Not Better shows what will truly set up our economy for long-term success: a better balance of efficiency and resilience. And it's also the prescription we need as individuals. A must-read for our time!"" — Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global ""Roger Martin is my generation's Peter Drucker. He enables us to see beyond the traditional boundaries of business theory to the bigger system at play in our efficiency-obsessed world. And, like Drucker's, his prescriptions are clear, realistic, and practical."" — Jim Hackett, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company ""The world has never been so . . . well connected, [yet] we remain more divided, with many feeling left behind and deeply frustrated. Martin not only provides a deep and clear understanding of why this is the case but also what can relatively easily be done. . . . I was left with a feeling of optimism about bringing greater resilience to our world."" — Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, former CEO, LEGO Group; Executive Chairman, LEGO Brand Group ""At the moment when America needs it most, When More Is Not Better brilliantly reveals where democratic capitalism has gone wrong and what new design principles we need to fix it."" — Tim Brown, Chair, IDEO; author, Change by Design ""When More Is Not Better delivers a trenchant critique of the efficiency-at-any-price economic model. But it also offers something equally important and exceedingly rare: real, practical solutions. . . . A timely, urgent book."" — Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author, Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind"


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Roger L. Martin is Professor of Strategic Management, Emeritus, at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, where he served as Dean (19982013) and as Institute Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute (20132019). In 2017 Thinkers50 named him the world's number one management thinker. He has published eleven books, including Creating Great Choices with Jennifer Riel and Playing to Win with A.G. Lafley, as well as many Harvard Business Review articles. Martin is a trusted strategy adviser to the CEOs of many global companies. A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, he holds an AB from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. You can find Roger Martin at: rogerlmartin.com twitter.com/RogerLMartin

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