Chris Zook

Chris Zook
Born	Chris Zook
Occupation	Business writer Management consulting executive
Nationality	American
Period	2001–present
Genres	Non-fiction
Subjects	Economics
Notable work(s)	Profit from the Core (2001) Beyond the Core (2004) Unstoppable (2007)

Chris Zook is a business writer and partner at Bain & Company, leading its Global Strategy Practice.^[1] He currently resides in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and in Boston, Massachusetts. He is listed by The Times (London) as one of the world's top 50 business thinkers.^[2]

Education

Zook received a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Williams College, a M.Phil. in economics from Exeter College, Oxford University, and a M.A. and Ph.D from Harvard University.^[3][4]

Books

Zook is an author of books and articles on business strategy, growth, and the importance of leadership economics, including the Profit from the Core trilogy. In 2001, he published Profit from the Core, which found that nine out of ten companies that had sustained profitable growth for a decade had focused on their core businesses, rather than diversification. The sequel, Beyond the Core, examines how companies that have fully exploited their core businesses can systematically and successfully expand beyond into related, or adjacent areas. Unstoppable completes the series and examines what to do when a previously viable growth formula of the past begins to approach its limits, and how companies can change their strategic focus and redefine their core. In 2010, Harvard Business School press published an updated version of Profit From the Core, subtitled "A Return to Growth in Turbulent Times." The updated edition describes how principles from the trilogy enabled companies to continue growing during the global financial crisis that began in 2008.

All three books are based on a growth study, begun in 1990 at Bain & Company, that involves thousands of companies worldwide. The study's findings have been expanded each year.

Bibliography

• Zook, Chris (2001). Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of Turbulence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 1-578-51230-1. 
• Zook, Chris (2004). Beyond the Core: Expand Your Market Without Abandoning Your Roots. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 1-578-51951-9. 
• Zook, Chris (2007). Unstoppable: Finding Hidden Assets to Renew the Core and Fuel Profitable Growth. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 1-422-10366-8. 
• Zook, Chris (2010). Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of Turbulence (Updated Edition). Boston: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 1-422-13111-4. 

References

1. ^ Chris Zook
2. ^ The Times, "The top 50 thinkers," November 7, 2007 (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/article2823746.ece)
3. ^ Chris Zook
4. ^ Chris Zook: An interview by Bob Morris

External links

• Financial Times. "The simple (but not easy) task of focusing"
• The Wall Street Journal. Q&A: Strategies for Growth
• Profit from the Core official website
• Beyond the Core official website
• Unstoppable official website

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