{"product_id":"lead-follow-or-fail-the-human-struggle-for-productivity-and-how-nations-organizations-and-people-will-prosper-in-our-changing-world-hardcover","title":"Lead, Follow, or Fail: The Human Struggle for Productivity, and How Nations, Organizations, and People Will Prosper in Our Changing World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter J. Brews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, \u003ci\u003eIndependent Press Awards 2025 (World History)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Legacy Book Awards 2025 (General History)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Medal Winner, \u003ci\u003eIndependent Publisher Book Awards 2025 (Economics)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF OUR WORLD'S ECONOMIC PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a journey over centuries only recently marked by prosperity, \u003ci\u003eLead, Follow, or Fail\u003c\/i\u003e captures the socio-economic forces that have shaped our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDividing economic history into three eras--Pre-Industrial, Industrial, and Post-Industrial--Peter Brews chronicles the evolution of productivity and how nations, organizations, and individuals fall into the roles of Failures, Followers, or Leaders. Failures in the Pre-Industrial Era are plagued by scarcity, Followers are on their way to abundance through industrialization, and Leaders maintain Post-Industrial competitiveness through unrelenting innovation at the leading edge of global commerce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstanding the transition across these eras and how Leading, Following, and Failing differ also offers insights into what our economic future will hold. After considering the implications of a world more economically diverse than ever before, three future scenarios--Balanced Global Growth, Unbalanced Global Growth, and Global Meltdown--conclude the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed with the knowledge of what it takes to build and sustain competitiveness whether Leader, Follower, or Failure, readers also learn what we all must do so Balanced Global Growth prevails, and the 21st century is a triumph for us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePROFESSOR PETER J. BREWS\u003c\/b\u003e stepped down as Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business (DMSB) in December 2022 after 9 years in office, and left academic life as dean emeritus in December 2023. Brews' professional career started in investment banking and then moved into higher education, where after earning graduate degrees in both law and business and two PhDs in business he taught business law, economics, finance, corporate strategy\/strategic management and international business while conducting research at three leading universities, the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis accomplishments range from world class researcher\/teacher as individual contributor--he holds multiple awards for both activities--to academic entrepreneur in the proposal and leadership of innovative high value academic programs, to transformational leader of DMSB, the 6,400-student strong premier academic brand of the University of South Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrews has published in \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Strategy Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLong Range Planning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe South African Journal of Business Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe South African Company Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Investment Analysts' Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals and publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompanies have often invited Brews to share his views on topics that range from nation building and the structure and evolution of the global economy, to the human struggle for productivity worldwide--focusing on how nations, firms, and individuals maintain global competitiveness in the fast changing, complex global economy--to how the internet\/IT and the networking of business operations are altering business and global competitiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has also taught widely and consulted internationally in these fields. Firms he has worked with include Barclays Bank, Boeing, Caterpillar, Eastman Chemical, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Grant Thornton, Lucent Technologies Asia\/Pacific (H.K.) Ltd., Merrill Lynch, Progress Energy, Siemens AG, The Mandarin Hotel Group of Hong Kong, LG of South Korea, and Standard Bank and Telkom in South Africa.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44194226700423,"sku":"9781646871650","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/kmhQOrciD49781646871650.webp?v=1773406209","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lead-follow-or-fail-the-human-struggle-for-productivity-and-how-nations-organizations-and-people-will-prosper-in-our-changing-world-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}