Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth' by Clayton Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, Rory McDonald
Disruptive Innovation
The core concept…
# Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future' by Peter Thiel
**Peter Thiel's Background and Philosophy**
Understanding Peter Thiel's…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'As a Man Thinketh' by James Allen
Author's Background and Influences
James Allen (1864-1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational…
Background knowledge to deeply understand ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ by Dale Carnegie
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' by Dale Carnegie
The historical context of the book's publication
"How to Win Friends…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Self-Help' by Samuel Smiles
Victorian Era Social and Economic Conditions
Samuel Smiles wrote "Self-Help" in the midst of the Victorian era…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors' by Michael Porter
Industrial Organization (IO) Economics
Porter's work is heavily rooted in the field of…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think' by Hans Rosling
The Author: Hans Rosling…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion' by Robert Cialdini
The field of social psychology
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings,…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant' by W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne
**Authors' Background and Research:**…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement' by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
The Theory of Constraints (TOC)
The Goal is a fictionalized case study that…
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies' by Jim Collins
Context of the Book's Publication
"Built to Last" was published…
Background knowledge to deeply understand ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ by Stephen Covey
Background knowledge to deeply understand 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey's Background and Influences
Stephen Richards Covey (1932-2012) was an American educator,…