Icons of Business: An Encyclopedia of Mavericks, Movers and Shakers

As humans, we have an inherent curiosity and no more so than in our desire to learn more about those in the public eye. Success fascinates us. But what is it that makes a great business leader? Are there lessons to be learnt or traits to be developed by studying what they have done and how they have gone about it? Can their actions and behaviours be modelled? It would seem that the answer to this is yes as academics and management students, in particular, spend hours studying top entrepreneurs searching for clues to be copied.

This two volume set...