Many Worlds, One Life: A Remarkable Journey from Farmhouse to the Global Stage

Chapter ​1. Roots.- Chapter 2. Leaving the Middle Ages.- Chapter 3. Years of Thunder.- Chapter 4. Getting Serious.- Chapter 5. Political Bystander.- Chapter 6. Western Journeys: From Charles River to Silicon Valley.- Chapter 7. Eastern Journeys: From Japan to Edge of the World.- Chapter 8. University Life...And Beyond.- Chapter 9. The Seductive Power of Price.- Chapter 10. The Secrets of the Hidden Champions.- Chapter 11. On Wings of Eagles.- Chapter 12. Immersion in The Far East.- Chapter 13. Encounters.- Chapter 14. Magic Moments.- Chapter 15. The School of Life.

Author: Hermann Simon
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Published: 03/30/2021
Pages: 305
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9783030607579
ISBN10: 3030607577
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Management | General
- Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship
- Business & Economics | Consulting

About the Author
Hermann Simon is the founder and honorary chairman of Simon-Kucher & Partners, the world's leading price consultancy, with over 40 offices in 24 countries. Ranked on the Thinkers50 list of the most influential international management thinkers, he is considered the world's foremost authority on pricing strategy.
Simon has published over 40 books, translated in 27 languages, including the worldwide bestsellers Hidden Champions, Confessions of the Pricing Man, Price Management, and True Profit! No Company Ever Went Broke from Turning a Profit. From 1995 to 2009 he served as CEO of Simon-Kucher & Partners. He has advised many of the world's leading companies, and has served as a board member of foundations and corporations.
Before committing himself entirely to management consulting, Simon was a professor of business administration and marketing at the Universities of Mainz (1989-1995) and Bielefeld (1979-1989). His visiting professorships include Harvard Business School, Stanford, London Business School, INSEAD, Keio University in Tokyo, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He has served on the editorial boards of numerous business journals, including the International Journal of Research in Marketing, Management Science, Recherche et Applications en Marketing, Décisions Marketing, and European Management Journal. He was also a columnist for Manager-Magazin, Germany's top business monthly (1988-2015) and president of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC).
Simon studied economics and business administration at the Universities of Cologne and Bonn, where he graduated in economics and earned his Ph.D. in management science. He has received many international awards and three honorary doctorates. He is honorary professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and the Hermann Simon Business School in Shouguang, China, has been named in his honor.