Helpful Books for Continuing Business Model Innovation

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Losing My Virginity: How I've Had Fun & Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
1.  Losing My Virginity: How I've Had Fun & Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
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  "Autobiography of leading business model innovator and a description of many of his early innovations."
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Inside Intuit: How the Makers of Quicken Beat Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire Industry
2.  Inside Intuit: How the Makers of Quicken Beat Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire Industry by Suzanne Taylor
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  "Outstanding case history of continuing business model innovation through four CEOs with different management and leadership styles.  Excellent perspectives on the company's successes versus Microsoft."
£23.74   Used & New from: £1.50
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Plain Talk: Lessons from a Business Maverick
3.  Plain Talk: Lessons from a Business Maverick by Ken Iverson
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  "A good description of corporate culture and processes used for continuing business model innovation at Nucor."
£12.99   Used & New from: £5.37
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't
4.  Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by James C. Collins
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  "One chapter on Nucor provides insights into their patterns of business model innovation."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

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The Excitement Is Building: How Habitat for Humanity Is Putting Roofs over Heads and Hope in Hearts
5.  The Excitement Is Building: How Habitat for Humanity Is Putting Roofs over Heads and Hope in Hearts by Millard Fuller
The list author says:
  "Excellent background on the early business model innovations developed by Habitat for Humanity International."
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e-Business Intelligence: Turning Information into Knowledge into Profit
6.  e-Business Intelligence: Turning Information into Knowledge into Profit by Bernard Liautaud
The list author says:
  "Excellent description of software tools to access data across stakeholder groups to find new innovation opportunities, based on software by Business Objects, a continuing business model innovator."
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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
7.  Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds
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  "Entertaining autobiography of the founder of the Linux business model for software development."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Under the Radar: How the Open Source Sneak Attack is Transforming the Technology War
8.  Under the Radar: How the Open Source Sneak Attack is Transforming the Technology War by Robert Young
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  "Description of the early evolution of Red Hat's business models based on Linux."
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Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good: The Madcap Business Adventure by the Truly Oddest Couple
9.  Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good: The Madcap Business Adventure by the Truly Oddest Couple by Paul Newman
The list author says:
  "Amusing case history of establishing Paul Newman's many food products through business model innovation to raise money for charity and to establish new charities."
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Adventures of a Bystander (Trailblazers)
10.  Adventures of a Bystander (Trailblazers) by Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
The list author says:
  "Anecdotes that capture Peter Drucker's many personal business model innovations."
£36.13   Used & New from: £3.37
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes
11.  Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes by Robert S. Kaplan
The list author says:
  "This book focuses on designing and communicating strategy, and contains a brief section on how to establish innovation processes for business model innovation."
£19.99   Used & New from: £15.98
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
12.  The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen
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  "Although this book does not address continuing business model innovation, the Sony example in the book fits this subject."
£17.49   Used & New from: £9.35
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
13.  Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors by Michael E. Porter
The list author says:
  "Although this book does not address continuing business model innovation, it has a helpful list of potential advantages to consider developing with your next business model."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
14.  Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
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  "Describes the marketing advantages of developing new, preferred competitive advantages of the sort that continuing business model innovation provides."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action
15.  The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action by Robert S Kaplan
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  "Provides helpful ways to establish management controls for a new competitive strategy."
£21.60   Used & New from: £1.39
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials)
16.  Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials) by James C Collins
The list author says:
  "Addresses creation of a learning organization, which you can use to develop continuing business model innovations.  This book does not, however, address continuing business model innovation."
Used & New from: £0.57
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment
17.  The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment by Thomas H. Davenport
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  "A valuable way to communicate your new business model."
£28.99   Used & New from: £1.63
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Corporate Creativity
18.  Corporate Creativity by Alan G. Robinson
The list author says:
  "Contains an excellent example of how the Japanese Railways created a business model innovation to enter the bottled water business to help eliminate leakage profitably from a mountain train tunnel."
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Six Thinking Hats: An Essential Approach to Business Management
19.  Six Thinking Hats: An Essential Approach to Business Management by Edward de Bono
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  "Although this book does not address continuing business model innovation, it has a balanced methodology for innovation that could be applied to continuing business model innovation."
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Double-Digit Growth: How Great Companies Achieve It--No Matter What
20.  Double-Digit Growth: How Great Companies Achieve It--No Matter What by Michael Treacy
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  "Good discussions of business model innovations at Dell, Johnson Controls and Paychex."
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Becoming a Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison
21.  Becoming a Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison by Joe Calloway
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  "Excellent examples in the beginning of business model innovation through service improvements."
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The Myth of Excellence
22.  The Myth of Excellence by Fred Crawford
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  "Ways of using customer research to build improved business models."
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The Ultimate Competitive Advantage - Secrets of Continually Developing a More Profitable Business Model
23.  The Ultimate Competitive Advantage - Secrets of Continually Developing a More Profitable Business Model by Donald Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Best source of information on continuing business model innovation processes featuring dozens of successful examples.  Has more examples than all other books combined on this subject."
£23.79   Used & New from: £1.91
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Irresistible Growth Enterprise: Breakthrough Gains from Uncontrollable Change
24.  The Irresistible Growth Enterprise: Breakthrough Gains from Uncontrollable Change by Donald Mitchell
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  "How to insulate new business models you develop from harm due to unexpected events."
£23.50   Used & New from: £6.29
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The 2, 000 Percent Solution:Free Your Organization from "Stalled" Thinking to Achieve Exponential Success
25.  The 2, 000 Percent Solution:Free Your Organization from "Stalled" Thinking to Achieve Exponential Success by Donald Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Methods for creating world-class business model innovations in the second part of the book."
£12.56   Used & New from: £12.12
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)

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