LeadersConnect is pleased to announce that the third year of our program will
feature several University of Michigan Business School professors who have written
books in the Michigan Pressing Problems Book Series published by Jossey-Bass.
Following is a commentary by Robert Quinn, University of Michigan Business School
professor, about the book series:
"The books in this series address the most urgent problems facing business
today. The series is part of a large initiative at the University of Michigan
Business School (UMBS) that ties together a range of efforts to create and share
knowledge through conferences, survey research, interactive and distance training,
print publications, and new media.
"The Michigan Pressing Problems Book Series has an interesting history. It turns
out that every year five participants in our executive program fill out a marketing
survey in which they write statements indicating the most important problems
they face. One day Lucy Chin, one of the administrators, handed me a document
containing all of these statements. A content analysis of the data resulted
in a list of 45 pressing problems. The topics ranged from growing a company
to managing personal stress. The list covered a wide territory and I started
to see its potential. I went to my friends at Jossey-Bass to discuss a publishing
project. The project eventually grew to the Michigan Pressing Problems Book
Series.
"The books are independent of each other but collectively they create a comprehensive
set of management topics that cut across all the functional areas of business-form
strategy to human resources to finance, accounting, and operations. They draw
on the interdisciplinary research of the Michigan faculty. Yet, each book is
written so a serious manager can read it quickly and act immediately. I think
you will find that the books will make a significant difference to you in your
organization."
For more information about the Michigan Pressing Problems Book Series, please
visit: http://www.umbsbooks.com
