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Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference
McAfee, Andrew; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-R0807J-EInformation TechnologiesThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Investments in certain technologies do confer a competitive edge-one that has to be constantly renewed, as rivals don't merely match your moves but use technology to develop more potent ones and leapfrog over you. That's the conclusion of a comprehensive analysis t...Starting at €8.20
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The Great Decoupling
Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R1506D-ELeadership and People ManagementToday's digital innovations are doing for brainpower what the steam engine, and related, technologies did for muscle power during the Industrial Revolution. They're allowing us to rapidly overcome limitations and open up new frontiers, say Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who have studied the impact of technologies on economies for years. The two MIT professors believe this transformation will create abundance. But they warn that there may be...Starting at €8.20
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The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers
Finkelstein, SydneyArticle HBS-R1801M-EWhat sets exceptional business leaders apart? One thing, says Sydney Finkelstein, is their ongoing commitment to giving direct reports one-on-one instruction. Finkelstein, a management professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, has studied world-class leaders for more than a decade. He's found that they make a point of personally imparting memorable lessons that fall into three categories: pointers on professionalism, technical knowledge a...Starting at €8.20
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How to Capitalize on Generative AI
McAfee, Andrew; Rock, Daniel; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-S23061-EInformation TechnologiesBusiness leaders are struggling to understand how seriously they should take generative AI. It has already displayed breathtaking powers to create new content and is used to do things such as write software, transcribe physicians' interactions with their patients, and let people converse with a CRM system. But it is far from perfect: It can produce distorted or entirely fabricated output and can be oblivious to privacy and copyright concerns. Is ...Starting at €8.20
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Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions (Spanish version)
Campbell, Andrew; Whitehead, Jo; Finkelstein, SydneyArticle HBS-R0902DLeadership and People Managementinject fresh experience or analysis, introduce further debate and more challenges to their thinking, and impose stronger governance. Rather than rely on the wisdom of experienced chairmen, the humility of CEOs, or the standard organizational checks and balances, the authors urge, everyone involved in important decisions should explicitly consider whether red flags exist and, if they do, lobby for appropriate safeguards.Starting at €8.20
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Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions
Campbell, Andrew; Whitehead, Jo; Finkelstein, SydneyArticle HBS-R0902D-ELeadership and People ManagementDecision making lies at the heart of our personal and professional lives. Yet the daunting reality is that enormously important decisions made by intelligent, responsible people with the best information and intentions are nevertheless hopelessly flawed at times. In part, that's due to the way our brains work. Modern neuroscience teaches us that two hardwired processes in the brain - pattern recognition and emotional tagging - are critical to d...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference (Spanish version)
McAfee, Andrew; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-R0807JInformation TechnologiesSince the mid-1990s, when the rate of spending on IT began to rise sharply, the spread between the leaders and laggards in an industry has widened. There are more winner-take-all markets. But the increased concentration has ramped up, rather than dampened, churn among the remaining players. And these dynamics are greatest in those industries that are more IT intensive. This pattern is already familiar to the makers of digital products, but it ha...Starting at €8.20
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Secrets of the Superbosses
Finkelstein, SydneyArticle HBS-R1601J-EWhen you look at the top people in a given industry, you often find that many of them once worked for the same well-known leader. In the NFL, 20 of 32 head coaches trained under Bill Walsh or someone in his coaching tree. Dozens of top hedge fund managers got their start under Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Nine of Larry Ellison's top execs became CEOs, COOs, or chairs of other companies. The list goes on: Jay Chiat, Alice Waters, Bob Noyc...Starting at €8.20
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Big Data: The Management Revolution
McAfee, Andrew; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-R1210C-EStrategyBig data, the authors write, is far more powerful than the analytics of the past. Executives can measure and therefore manage more precisely than ever before. They can make better predictions and smarter decisions. They can target more effective interventions in areas that so far have been dominated by gut and intuition rather than by data and rigor. The differences between big data and analytics are a matter of volume, velocity, and variety: Mor...Starting at €8.20
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Don't Be Blinded by Your Own Expertise
Finkelstein, SydneyArticle HBS-R1903L-EA decade of research into top executives shows that expertise can actually severely impede performance, in two important ways. The first is overconfidence: believing that brilliance in one area leads to competence in another. The second is when deep knowledge and experience leave leaders incurious, blinkered, and vulnerable--even in their own fields. The solution is clear: Rededicate yourself to learning and growth, and rediscover just a bit of w...Starting at €8.20