Management and Knowledge Management Book Reviews
by Dr. Moria Levy

Storytelling in Organizations defines storytelling as a practical knowledge-sharing method that conveys meaning, builds trust, and supports learning through narrative. The book offers guidance for using stories to improve communication, strengthen change efforts, preserve organizational knowledge, and make tacit knowledge easier to share, understand, and apply. The book titled " Storytelling in Organizations ," published in 2004 spans three distinct periods: 2001, marked by a conference...

Outside Innovation defines innovation as a collaborative process that extends beyond organizational boundaries by engaging customers in ideation, planning, development, testing, content, and marketing. The book provides practical guidance for using customer participation to improve innovation quality, accelerate development, strengthen loyalty, and uncover new sources of business value. The book " Outside Innovation ," published in 2006, primarily delves into innovation and client...

Managing Knowledge Networks defines knowledge networks as the connections between people, information, and knowledge sources that support learning, innovation, and decision-making. The book offers practical insight into designing and using these networks to improve information access, strengthen productivity, support innovation, and enhance organizational performance. The book " Managing Knowledge Networks ," authored by David Johnson in 2009, highlights the author's expertise in networks. It...

The Effective Executive in Action defines executive effectiveness as a set of practical disciplines built around time management, contribution focus, leveraging strengths, prioritization, and decision-making. The book offers actionable methods for improving managerial performance, increasing productivity, and strengthening decisions that create lasting organizational impact. This book, " The Effective Executive in Action ," represents Peter Drucker's final work before passing away. He penned...

The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence defines business intelligence as a strategic capability for improving profitability through better decisions, targeted opportunities, and aligned business processes. The book provides practical guidance for identifying high-value BI initiatives, managing readiness and risks, and embedding intelligence into organizational performance and long-term strategic execution. This book, " The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence ," authored by Steve and...

Capitalizing on Knowledge defines knowledge as a tradable asset that can be packaged, marketed, and monetized through digital channels, evolving e-business into knowledge business. Its practical value lies in showing how organizations can create knowledge products, design sustainable revenue models, and use the web to scale expertise, customer value, and competitive advantage. The book " Capitalizing on Knowledge: From e-business to K-business ," alternatively titled "Creating Capital from...

Predictably Irrational explains that human decisions are not randomly flawed but shaped by recurring cognitive biases such as anchoring, social norms, and the lure of “free.” Its practical value lies in helping leaders, marketers, and decision-makers recognize predictable errors, design better choices, and improve judgment in business and everyday behavior. The book " Predictably Irrational " 2008, was written by Dan Ariely. The book builds upon the teachings of Tversky and Kahneman,...

Business Agility defines organizational agility as the ability to sense change, respond quickly, and continuously adapt through awareness, balancing, innovation, and enabling infrastructure. Its practical value lies in showing how organizations can improve responsiveness, empower decentralized decisions, and build sustainable competitive advantage in volatile markets. The book " Business Agility: Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World ," by Michael Hugosת 2009, was...

Transforming Performance Management defines performance measurement as a cultural system for learning, focus, and improvement- not just tracking metrics. Its practical value lies in showing how organizations can shift from control-oriented measurement to integrated, interactive, and strategy-driven performance management that improves decisions, trust, and long-term results. “ Transforming Performance Management: Rethinking the Way We Measure and Drive Organizational Success ”, authored by...

A Sense of Urgency defines urgency as a focused, sustained drive for meaningful action- not panic or busyness. Its practical value lies in showing how leaders can overcome complacency, avoid false urgency, and create real momentum for change through emotional engagement, external perspectives, daily reinforcement, and disciplined action. This book, " A Sense of Urgency ," is part of a series authored by leadership and change expert John P. Kotter, alongside works such as "Leading Change,"...

PresentationZen defines effective presentations as the art of communicating clear messages through simplicity, storytelling, and visual restraint rather than dense slides. Its practical value lies in showing how presenters can improve audience engagement, message retention, and persuasive impact through better planning, design, and delivery. PresentationZen , written by Garr Reynolds and published in 2008, explores the art of effectively conveying messages through presentations. The book,...

Becoming Knowledge Focused defines knowledge-focused organizations as those that improve performance by aligning trust, knowledge products, technology, and human capital around strategic goals. Its practical value lies in showing how organizations can strengthen collaboration, preserve expertise, and embed knowledge processes into operations through a structured, staged approach. Published in 2008, " Becoming Knowledge Focused " addresses knowledge management within international non-profit...