The book Entitled Contemporary Business Strategies and Models was written by Joe Ezenwa and published by Rock fields Nigeria Ltd in 2012 with ISBN:979-978-924-342-6.It was presented to the public officially through a launching and was reviewed by Tijani Oladipopo(C FA). It contains 23chapters and came into existence as a result of several years of continuous research on business strategies and models as well as the experience of author as speaker in Management in such topics as Strategic Planning, Total Quality Management, Benchmarking, Business Ethics and Compliance, Change Management and Innovation, Performance Appraisal and Target Setting, Corporate Image and Attitude Improvement, Mergers and Acquisition amongst others at different Seminars/Workshops and/or Conferences. It is a must read .It was well researched and is a compendium. In writing the book, the author adapted current Harvard Business models. However, in the course of his research, he discovered that most organizations failed because of their inability to effectively execute strategies they formulated. In trying to solve this problem, he has in this book highlighted the model and template for effective strategy execution which were adapted from Harvard Business Review. There is also problem of inability of some organizations to give clear definitions of their strategy statements. He has tried to find solution to this problem by presenting elements of a good strategy statement and how it can be effectively developed . Other factors that necessitated the writing of this book are inability of corporate organizations to effectively adapt to ever changing business environment , resistance to change, abuse of principles of corporate governance and business ethics codes, bad leadership amongst others resulting to business failures in the world. Accordingly, he has tried to provide solutions to the aforementioned problems in this book.It is also true to say that most countries around the globe experience majority of the problems highlighted above.The . Hence, the book will impact positively on organizations around the world if there is encouraging readership. Apart from the fact that the contents of the book are distilled and presented for the consumption of chief Executive Officers, Managers/Leaders in corporate organizations, owner managers operating Small and Medium Scale Enterprises(SMEs),workers, and students especially those pursuing B.Sc Business Administration and management, MBA and MPA degrees and individuals who want to gain knowledge on business management, it will also be useful to the staff of various Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) and other Government Parastatals for capacity building in all part of the world . Furthermore, it is necessary to state that some of the topical areas discussed like Change Management and Innovation, Benchmarking as Business Strategy, Defining Corporate Strategy, Business Ethics and Compliance, Time management, Corporate Governance ,Corporate Image Management and Identity, Effective Leadership, Strategic Thinking amongst others are some of the courses needed for capacity building and they are chapters. National Universities Commission(NUC) in Nigeria has reviewed, approved and purchased it for their top management staff in December,2012.Nigerian Export Import Bank(NEXIM) also reviewed and purchased copies of the book this year. Other organisations that purchased the book are Safari Books Ltd,Ibadan, Delifoods Nigeria Ltd(Tiger brands).The staff of the following organisations-Securities and Exchange commission(SEC),Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN),Dangote Pastas Plc, Debt Management Office , Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA),NEXIM also purchased copies. Hence, you need to buy your own copy. The book dwells on so many concepts that will help you transform your business or organisation .It is essentially a mobile MBA. The book has 386 pages with soft cover

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