Management and Knowledge Management Book Reviews
by Dr. Moria Levy

Resolving Conflicts at Work by Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith presents conflict as a process that can generate learning, stronger relationships, and better solutions. The book provides practical strategies for listening, uncovering interests, fostering collaboration, and resolving workplace conflicts constructively through dialogue and shared problem-solving. The book " Resolving Conflicts at Work: Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job " was authored by Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith,...

The Digital Transformation Playbook defines digital transformation as a strategic reinvention of how organizations create value through customers, data, innovation, and platform-based competition. The book’s practical value lies in helping leaders shift from technology-led change to strategy-led transformation, enabling experimentation, resilience, and sustainable growth. " The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age, " by David Rogers in 2016, has left a...

Well-being: The Five Essential Elements defines well-being as the balanced integration of five interdependent dimensions: career, social, financial, physical, and community. Its practical value lies in showing how small, intentional habits and default choices can strengthen long-term health, resilience, engagement, and overall life satisfaction. Well-being: The Five Essential Elements, by Tom Rath and Jim Harte, both Gallup executives, was published in 2010. Grounded in extensive studies and...

Knowledge management in social services is defined in Social Work and Social Services in the Perspective of Knowledge Management Literature as the structured use of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and learning to improve service outcomes. The book’s practical value lies in showing how KM frameworks can strengthen transparency, innovation, and evidence-based practice in complex social systems. Knowledge management is relatively young, with less than 25 years of history, and it continues to...

The Art of Social Media defines social media success as the strategic combination of compelling content, audience engagement, profile optimization, and cross-channel promotion. Its practical value lies in providing actionable methods to grow reach, strengthen digital presence, and turn social platforms into tools for influence, relationships, and business results. " The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users, " by Guy Kawasaki, former chief innovation officer at Apple, and Peg...

Knowledge Succession defines knowledge continuity as the strategic creation, transfer, and reuse of knowledge through projects, relationships, and structured dialogue to sustain organizational capability. Its practical value lies in showing how organizations can reduce knowledge loss, strengthen succession, and convert strategic initiatives into long-term performance growth. "Knowledge Succession: Sustained Performance and Capability Growth Through Strategic Knowledge Projects" by Arthur...

Introduction to Activity Theory defines “activity” as organizational work that consumes effort without advancing core objectives, often growing through bureaucracy, duplication, and misaligned incentives. Its practical value lies in helping leaders identify non-value-adding work, reduce institutional friction, and refocus organizations on execution, effectiveness, and purposeful performance. The satirical work titled " Introduction to Activity Theory: Or Why Is the Neighbor More Successful? "...

TED’s Official Guide to Public Speaking defines effective public speaking as the disciplined combination of idea, structure, connection, and delivery to change how audiences think or act. Its practical value lies in providing actionable techniques for crafting talks, improving persuasion, and delivering presentations with clarity, confidence, and impact. " TED's official guide to public speaking " is a book written by Chris Andersen, president, and chief curator of TED, who created the...

Strengths-Based Leadership defines effective leadership as aligning natural strengths with four core needs followers seek: trust, compassion, stability, and hope. Its practical value lies in helping leaders leverage strengths, build complementary teams, and improve engagement, performance, and resilience through a strengths-centered leadership approach. " Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow " is a captivating book by Tom Rath, a Gallup Research Executive,...

Getting to Yes defines principled negotiation as separating people from the problem, focusing on interests rather than positions, generating options for mutual gain, and using objective criteria. Its practical value lies in helping people reach fair, efficient agreements while preserving relationships and improving outcomes in everyday and professional negotiations. " Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In " is a book by Roger Fisher and William Ury, renowned experts from...

Agile Change Management defines change as an iterative, business-driven process that advances through incremental delivery, continuous feedback, and adaptive planning rather than rigid upfront design. Its practical value lies in helping organizations manage change with greater speed, stakeholder engagement, resilience, and alignment between implementation and business outcomes. "Agile Change Management: A Practical Framework for Successful Change Planning and Implementation" is a book by...

SuperFreakonomics defines decision-making as behavior shaped by incentives, often in unexpected ways revealed through data, experiments, and economic reasoning. Its practical value lies in helping readers question assumptions, understand hidden drivers of behavior, and identify simpler, evidence-based solutions to complex personal, social, and policy problems. " SuperFreakonomics: Breaking Life Down " is a book by Steven Levitt and Steven Savner, both esteemed figures in economics and...