Faculty of Business and Law
Postgraduate Certificate in Legal Practice Management
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Postgraduate Certificate in Legal Practice Management
2015/16 cohort
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. [Online] 7. [Accessed on 1 October 2014]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090561211230205
Barney, J. (1991) 'Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage.' Journal of Management. [Online]
1. [Accessed on 1 October 2014]
http://business.illinois.edu/josephm/BA545_Fall%202013/Barney%20(1991).pdf
David J. Teece, G. P., Amy Shuen. (1997) 'Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management.' Strategic
Management Journal. [Online] 7. [Accessed on 1 October 2014] http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=01432095%28199708%2918%3A7%3C509%3ADCASM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23
Eisenhardt, K. M. and Martin, J. A. (2000) 'Dynamic Capabilities: What are they?' Strategic Management
Journal. [Online] 10/11. [Accessed on 1 October 2014] 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. Vol. 53, p.
1027.
Goleman, D. (2000) 'Leadership that gets results.' Harvard Business Review. [Online] March-April [Accessed
on 1 October 2014] http://hbr.org/2000/03/leadership-that-gets-results/ar/1
Harreld, J. B., III, C. A. O. R. and Tushman, M. L. (2007) 'Dynamic Capabilities at IBM: Driving Strategies into
Action.' California Management Review. [Online] 4. [Accessed on 1 October 2014]
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/assets/documents/dynamic-capabilities.pdf
Harvard Business Review (Ed.). (2010). HBR'S 10 Must Reads: The Essentials. Boston, Mass.: 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,
Mass.: 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 this book is available from www.lawsociety.org.uk/bookshop and a 40% discount is available using
promotion code PLFMMET.]
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Otterburn, A. and Wilkinson, S. (2009) From Recession to Upturn, Financial Management and Strategy for
Law Firms London: The Law Society.
[Note this is available 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 (Number 3 Article 6)
Porter, M. E. (1996) 'What is Strategy?' Harvard Business Review, (November-December)
[Note this is one of the articles 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.
Westwood, F. (2008) Accelerated Best Practice – implementing success in professional firms. Leicester:
Troubador.
Yukl, G. (2014) Leadership in Organisations. Essex: Pearson.
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