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BUSINESS
List: Top Ten Business Thinkers
Date: 2005
Source: Suntop Media / European Foundation for Management Development
Base: A list of the 'Most Influential Management Thinkers' alive in 2005
Notes: A Google search established the number of references for each candidate and then Suntop Media assessed each against a range of different criteria. The website www.thinkers50.com/ provides the full list of top 50 business brains and business management gurus, with descriptions and analysis of methodology and individuals, as well as previous results from this bi-annual survey.
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Thinker
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Rank in 2003
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Michael E Porter
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2
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Bill Gates
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20
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C K Prahalad
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12
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Tom Peters
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3
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Jack Welch
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8
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Jim Collins
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10
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Philip Kotler
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6
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Henry Mintzberg
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7
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Kjell Nordstrom & Jonas Ridderstrale
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21
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Charles Handy
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5
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