2020 BBLF CK Prahalad Best Business Book Award
Shortlisted Books
The Jury for 2020
Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan
Author, Director, IIM Bangalore
Writer, social entrepreneur, columnist and emerging market investor. He was head of global emerging market investing and country head of Morgan Stanley in India.
Advisor CSR, Skills, Education for Sustainable Development. Writer, Editor, Blogger
2019 - 2nd Edition of the Award
This annual award was instituted in memory of late management guru CK Prahalad. It recognizes and rewards the most original, impactful and thought-provoking business book published in India in the past year.
Shortlist Methodology
Process 1
The books selected are those published between January 1, 2018 to 31 Dec 2018.
We shortlisted 25 books based on reader rating and reviews
Of these the shortlisted 5 got highest average rating on Amazon, Goodreads and Flipkart for a period up to July 30, 2019 and highest number of reviews on the same platforms.
Books that are not included in the selection process
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Self help business books
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Ones that are largely a selection of case stories with limited original content
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Corporate hagiographies
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Books on macro-economics
Selection Process 2 – by the Jury
All the 5 books now have equal points when we begin the selection process
2. This is to eliminate biases, author’s popularity and a vast difference in marketing spend.
On a score of 1 to 5 (1 minimum – 5 maximum), the jury gives points based on each of the following two criteria. (Even decimals are used)
Criteria one – How original is the theme of the book?
Criteria two – How this book could be a game-changer, a major influencer, how inspiring is the story to its readers, how useful is the content of the book to its readers.
The book that gets the highest average of the scores from the two criteria is taken to declare the winner.
This methodology is developed internally.
The award criteria/methodology will be validated by
The award comprises a citation and a cash prize of Rs. One Lakh, sponsored by CK Prahalad’s family.
The Jury for 2019
CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults
Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan
Author, Faculty, IIM Bangalore
2018 - 1st Edition of the Award
2018 BBLF CK Prahalad
Best Business Book Award
Subroto Bagchi wins for Sell: The Art, the Science, the Witchcraft
Short Listed Books for the Award
The Jury for 2018
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the contribution of the following people to the process of instituting the award.
S Visvanathan, Senior Executive Director (South), Kantar IMRB - for helping finalise the selection methodology.
Sangeeta Mansur - for her sharp insights on the selection criterion.