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Principles of World-Class Execution: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4492BC-EFor multinational companies in China, the rapid evolution of markets and competition overwhelmingly demands an exacting focus on world-class execution. This chapter highlights the principles that should guide the efforts MNCs make as they ratchet up their ability to execute in China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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The Next Advantage for Manufacturing: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4495BC-EAs competition intensifies in China's new markets, pressures will mount on companies to improve their execution in every aspect of manufacturing. This chapter looks at how some companies have successfully tailored operations to the local realities of China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Talent Holds the Key: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4498BC-EInside multinational companies that are playing to win in China, there is growing recognition that having a balance of global and local staff for important positions is effective for achieving the kind of creative insights needed to make fast, competitive judgments. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Learning from the India Way: Redefining Business Leadership
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelBook Chapter HBS-5822BC-EThe roaring success of Indian business in the last two decades points the world toward a different enterprise model than the one widely practiced in the U.S., with its emphasis on financial goals and shareholder value. Indeed, the global economic crisis of 2008-2009-widely viewed as being triggered by American excesses-has rekindled the debate about the proper role of personal gain and shareholder value in business affairs. In this chapter, autho...Starting at €8.20
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When Does Leadership Matter: A Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership
Wasserman, Noam; Anand, Bharat N.; Nohria, NitinBook Chapter HBS-6122BC-ELeadership and People ManagementTo what extent does leadership influence organizational performance? In this chapter, Noam Wasserman, Bharat Anand, and Nitin Nohria try to provide a balanced answer to this question. Replicating the variance partitioning method used by Stanley Lieberson and James O'Connor in their 1972 study on leadership and organizational performance, they analyze the performance of more than 500 publicly held U.S. companies (across 42 industries) over a 20-ye...Starting at €8.20
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I'm the Boss!: Don't Depend on Your Formal Authority-Why Recognizing the Benefits and Pitfalls of Power Is Essential to Being a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7310BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationMany managers take an authoritarian "do this, do that" approach with their people-not necessarily because they want to be controlling, but because they believe exercising authority is the most efficient way to get results. What approach do you take with the people you manage? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explore the nature of formal authority-what it is, the common misconceptions about it, what its limitations are, and wh...Starting at €8.20
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Buddha and Software: Old Links and New: Opportunities for Cooperation Between China and India
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8036BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter examines connections forged between China and India over the last two thousand years and moves into the present to consider recent efforts to create commercial and political links between the two countries. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20
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Film Stars and Gurus: Soft Power in Bollywood and Beyond
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8037BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter looks at how soft power-which arises from the appeal of a country's cultural and political practices-has won global influence for India, through the popularity of its film industry, international expansion by individual companies, and the soaring presence of yoga in the West, among other things. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20
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Manna and Miasma: Meanderings Through the Chinese and Indian Financial Firmaments
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8049BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter illustrates how exchange does or does not occur in financial markets in China and India, profiling these countries' differing approaches to foreign investment and indigenous entrepreneurship. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20
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Fiat and Fairness: Why China Can Build Cities Overnight and India Cannot
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8050BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter considers differing attitudes to private property in China and India, and the effects of these attitudes on economic growth. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20