Stern faculty released the following books this past year, listed in order of publication date.

Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career

Suzy Welch, clinical professor

Based on the phenomenally popular NYU class by the same name, and used by thousands of people around the world, Becoming You is an empathetic yet absolutely zero-BS method designed to help you understand where you want to go and what you want to do in today’s ever-changing world.

Is Your Work Worth It? How to Think About Meaningful Work

Christopher Wong Michaelson, adjunct professor, and co-author Jennifer Tosti-Kharas (PhD ’09)

This essential book investigates the purpose of work and its value in our lives. The authors combine inspiring and harrowing stories of real people with recent scholarship, ancient wisdom, arts, and literature to clarify what worthy work looks like, what tradeoffs are acceptable to pursue it, and what work can contribute to society.

The Corporate Life Cycle: Business, Investment, and Management Implications

Aswath Damodaran, professor

As the corporate lifecycle touches virtually every aspect of business, this book is for anyone with skin in the corporate finance game—from managers to investors, from novices to seasoned pros. Damodaran’s The Corporate Life Cycle is the definitive guide to understanding businesses growth, behavior, and value.

Thrive: Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI

Anindya Ghose, professor, and co-author

In Thrive, the authors counter the AI backlash by showcasing how it is positively influencing the most valued aspects of daily life: health and wellness, relationships, education, the workplace, and domestic life. In the process, they help explain the underlying technology and give people the agency they need to shape the debate around how we should regulate AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks.

The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed

Baruch Lev, professor emeritus, and co-author

The authors offer keen insights into the most important predictors of mergers and acquisitions failure and success and show how to identify the potential warning signs of a problematic transaction. The book also provides insights into the human element of M&As: what happens to executives and employees of failed acquisitions. 

Conscience Incorporated: Pursue Profits While Protecting Human Rights

Michael Posner, clinical professor

Posner proposes a series of concrete reforms and argues compellingly for why businesses need to devote greater time and resources to protecting basic human rights. Conscience Incorporated is a powerful challenge to the status quo and advocates for a fundamental shift in the principles that govern global businesses.