Asia now accounts for the bulk of the sales of DEK, a firm that makes machines used to print circuit boards and the photovoltaic cells in solar panels.

ECONOMIST: Manufacturing and exports

Helgesen's previous book, The Female Advantage, analyzing the managerial styles of successful women, has remained in print since it was first published in 1990 and made Helgesen a popular figure on the lecture circuit.

FORBES: Everyday revolutionaries