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The following books are good sources of information on product development, marketing, marketing research and strategy.

New Product Development

  • Crossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey Moore, ISBN:  0887307175

  • Portfolio Management for New Products, by Robert Cooper, Scott Edgett, Elko Kleinschmidt, ISBN: 0201328143

  • Product Leadership, by Robert Cooper, ISBN: 0738200107

  • Leonard-Barton, Dorothy (1995), Wellspring of knowledge: building and sustaining the sources of innovation. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Wheelwright, Steven C. and Kim B. Clark Eds. (1995), Creating project plan to focus product development. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.

  • Jolly, Vijay K. (1997), Commercializing new technology: getting from mind to market. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Kemper, Steve (2003), Code name Ginger : the story behind Dean Kamen's quest to invent a new world. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Christensen, Clayton M. (1997), The Innovator's Dilemma. Boston, MA: HBS Press.

  • Christensen, Clayton M., Scott D. Anthony, and Erik A. Roth (2004), Seeing what's next : using the theories of innovation to predict industry change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Christensen, Clayton M. and Michael Raynor (2003), The innovators solution : creating and sustaining successful growth. Boston, Mass. London: Harvard Business School ; McGraw-Hill.

  • Cooper, Robert G., Scott J. Edgett, and Elko J. Kleinschmidt (2001), Portfolio management for new products (2nd ed.). Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Books.

     

Marketing

  • The end of Marketing as we know it, by Sergio Zyman, ISBN: 0887309860

  • Competitive Intelligence for the Competitive Edge, by Alan Dutka, ISBN: 0658000594

  • Creating Ever-Cool: A Marketer's Guide to a Kid's Heart, by Gene Del Vecchio,  ISBN: 1565542568

  • Schiffman, Leon G. and Lesilie Lazar Kanuk (2003), Consumer Behavior (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

  • Day, George S. (1999), The market driven organization: understanding, attracting, and keeping valuable customers. New York: The Free Press.

  • Wind, Yoram, Vijay Mahajan, and Robert E. Gunther (2002), Convergence marketing: strategy for reaching the new hybrid consumer. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

  • Wind, Yoram, Vijay Mahajan, and Robert E. Gunther (2002), Convergence marketing: strategy for reaching the new hybrid consumer. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

  • Aaker, David A. and Erich Joachimsthaler (2000), Brand leadership. New York: Free Press.

  • Ries, Al and Jack Trout (1994), The 22 immutable laws of marketing : violate them at your own risk (1st paperback ed.). New York, NY: Harper Business.

 

Marketing Research

  • Customer Visits, by Edward McQuarrie, ISBN: 0803946708

  • The Market Research Toolbox, by Edward McQuarrie, ISBN: 0803958579

  • Developing Questions for Focus Groups, by Richard Krueger

  • Moderating Focus Groups, by Richard Krueger

  • Planning Focus Groups, by David Morgan

  • Why We Buy, by Paco Underhill, ISBN: 0684849135

  • Measuring Customer Satisfaction: Hot Buttons and other Measurement Issues, by James H. Myers

  • Marketing Research for Small Business, by Holly Edmunds

  • Designing and Conducting Survey Research, by Louis Rea and Richard Parker

  • The Effective Use of Market Research : A Guide for Management to Grow the Business, by Robin Birn,
    ISBN: 0749427728
     

Strategy

  • The Mind of the Strategist, by Ohmae

  • Mintzberg on Management; inside our strange world of organizations, by Henry Mintzberg

  • Porter, Michael E. (1985), Competitive advantage: creating and sustaining superior performance. New York, London: Free Press, Collier Macmillan.

  • Porter, Michael E. (1980), Competitive strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors. New York: Free Press.

     

 

 

 

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