Faculty of Business and Law
Postgraduate Certificate in Legal Practice Management
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Postgraduate Certificate in Legal Practice Management
Programme Reading List
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Balmer, J. M. T. (2012) 'Strategic corporate brand alignment: perspectives from identity based views of
corporate brands.' European Journal of Marketing, 46(7) pp. 1064-1092.
[Note you can access at http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090561211230205]
Barney, J. (1991) 'Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage.' Journal of Management, 17(1) pp.
99-120.
[Note you can access at http://business.illinois.edu/josephm/BA545_Fall%202013/Barney%20(1991).pdf]
Eisenhardt, K. M. and Martin, J. A. (2000) 'Dynamic capabilities: what are they?' Strategic Management
Journal, 21(10/11) pp. 1105-1121.
[Note you can access at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/10970266(200010/11)21:10/11%3C1105::AID-SMJ133%3E3.0.CO;2-E/abstract]
George, J. (2000) 'Emotions and leadership: the role of emotional intelligence.' Human Relations, 53(8) pp.
1027-1055.
Goleman, D. (2000) 'Leadership that gets results.' Harvard Business Review, 78(2) pp. 78-90.
[Note you can access at http://hbr.org/2000/03/leadership-that-gets-results/ar/1]
Harreld, J. B., O'Reilly III, C. A. and Tushman, M. L. (2007) 'Dynamic capabilities at IBM: driving strategies
into action.' California Management Review, 49(4) pp. 21-43.
[Note you can access at http://www.exed.hbs.edu/assets/documents/dynamic-capabilities.pdf]
Harvard Business Review. (2010) HBR's 10 must reads: the essentials. Boston: Harvard Business School
Publishing Corporation.
Jarrett-Kerr, N. (2009) Strategy for law firms – after the Legal Services Act. London: The Law Society.
Magretta, J. (2012) Understanding Michael Porter: the essential guide to competition and strategy. Boston:
Harvard Business Review Press.
Maister, D. (1997) True professionalism. New York: Free Press.
Maister, D. (2003) Managing the professional service firm. New York: Free Press.
Mayson, S. (2007) Law firm strategy: competitive advantage and valuation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Otterburn, A. (2007) Profitability and law firm management. London: The Law Society.
[Note you can buy from www.lawsociety.org.uk/bookshop at a 40% discount using promotion code
PLFMMET.]
Otterburn, A. and Wilkinson, S. (2009) From recession to upturn: financial management and strategy for law
firms. London: The Law Society.
[Note you can access for free in a slightly amended form electronically from The Law Society of Scotland:
Otterburn, A. and Westwood, F. (2010) From recession to upturn: financial management and strategy for law
firms. Edinburgh: The Law Society of Scotland. [Online] [Accessed on 1 October 2014]
https://www.lawscot.org.uk/media/227742/3968_From_recession_to_upturn_.pdf]
Polden, D. J. (2012) 'Leadership matters: lawyers' leadership skills and competencies.' Santa Clara Law
Review, 52(3), Article 6, pp. 899-920.
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Porter, M. E. (1996) 'What is strategy?' Harvard Business Review, 74(6) pp. 61-78.
[Note this is reproduced in Harvard Business Review (2010) referred to above]
Susskind, R. (2010) The end of lawyers – rethinking the nature of legal services. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Teece, D. J., Pisano, G. and Shuen, A. (1997) 'Dynamic capabilities and strategic management.' Strategic
Management Journal, 18(7) pp. 509-533.
[Note you can access at http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=01432095%28199708%2918%3A7%3C509%3ADCASM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23]
Westwood, F. (2008) Accelerated best practice – implementing success in professional firms. Leicester:
Troubador.
Yukl, G. (2014) Leadership in organizations. Harlow: Pearson.
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