Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
Annual business book award established in 2005 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best business book of the year as determined by the Financial Times. It aims to find the book that has "the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues".[1] The award was established in 2005 and is worth £30,000. Beginning in 2010, five short-listed authors each receive £10,000, previously it was £5,000.[2]
Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award | |
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Awarded for | Best business book of the year |
Sponsored by | Financial Times (2005–present) Schroders (2023-present) McKinsey & Company (2014–2021) Goldman Sachs (2005–2013) |
Location | London |
Country | England |
Presented by | Financial Times |
Hosted by | Financial Times |
Reward(s) | £30,000 |
First awarded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) |
Currently held by | Amy Edmondson for Right Kind of Wrong: Why learning to fail can teach us to thrive (2023) |
Website | www |
The award's principal partner was Goldman Sachs from 2005 to 2013, when it was known as the "Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award". McKinsey & Company supported the Business Book Award from 2014 until 2021, when it was known as the "Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award".
Since 2014, the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award is presented at the same time as the Bracken Bower Prize for young business writers.[3]