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In Search of Global Leaders (Spanish version)
Green, Stephen; Hassan, Fred; Immelt, Jeffrey; Marks, Michael; Meiland, DanielArticle HBS-R0308BEconomicsFor all the talk about global organizations and executives, there's no definitive answer to the question of what we really mean by "global." A presence in multiple countries? Cultural adaptability? A multilingual top team? We asked four CEOs and the head of an international recruiting agency--HSBC's Stephen Green, Schering-Plough's Fred Hassan, GE's Jeffrey Immelt, Flextronics' Michael Marks, and Egon Zehnder's Daniel Meiland--to tell us what the...Starting at €8.20
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Health Care Requires Big Changes to Complement New IT (Spanish version)
Adler-Milstein, JuliaArticle HBS-F0904CInformation TechnologiesMany are counting on the adoption of electronic health records to help the health care system save billions of dollars. But to realize IT's promise, hospitals and medical practices need to empower employees.Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703Z-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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Fledgling Firms Offer Hope on Health Costs
Adler-Milstein, Julia; Jha, Ashish , M.D.Article HBS-F0803H-EService and Operations ManagementRegional health information organizations-RHIOs--are springing up in the United States to meet a vital need: to connect the nation's disparate patient-health information systems. If RHIOs can find a viable business model, they stand to improve the quality and decrease the cost of U.S. health care dramatically.Starting at €8.20
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Health Care Requires Big Changes to Complement New IT
Adler-Milstein, JuliaArticle HBS-F0904C-EInformation TechnologiesMany are counting on the adoption of electronic health records to help the health care system save billions of dollars. But to realize IT's promise, hospitals and medical practices need to empower employees.Starting at €8.20
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Into the Fray (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Peebles, M. Ellen; Widmann, Nancy Clifford; Kopelan, Amy Dorn; Hassan, Fred; Cohen, Allan; Rhodes, Gary B.Article HBS-R0501A-ELeadership and People ManagementTalk of cost cutting and layoffs was already in the air in the New York offices of international beverage company Legrand SA. But now everyone is imagining the worst after the sudden and mysterious resignation of Lucien Beaumont, the company's president of U.S. operations. The rumors are flying fast and furious about what prompted his departure and, just as important, who will get Lucien's job. Michael Feldstein is confident that he's a top conte...Starting at €8.20
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Dinero bien gastado, esta vez
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703AEntrepreneurshipCristiano Harbinson, un asociado joven a la firma de capital riesgo Scharfstein Weekes, tiene una decisión difícil de tomar antes de la próxima reunión del comité de inversión. Él ha estado viendo sobre la inversión de SW en siete picos Technologies, y las ventas de su único producto han sido decepcionantes. Ahora la cabeza de la compañía, Jack Brandon, quiere otro $ 400.000 a seguir un nuevo producto. Harbinson cree en Brandon y en su tecnología...Starting at €8.20
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La ventaja de la primera línea
Hassan, FredArticle HBS-R1105HKnowledge and CommunicationLos gerentes más responsables del éxito o fracaso de una empresa pasan a ser los que con quien el director general gasta la menor cantidad de tiempo: los gerentes de primera línea, como los supervisores de taller, responsables de I + D o de los equipos de ventas y gerentes de las cadenas de restaurantes o llamada centros. Eso es un error, dice Hassan, el director general que dirigió rotaciones dramáticos en Schering-Plough y Pharmacia y que ahora...Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703A-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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The Frontline Advantage
Hassan, FredArticle HBS-R1105H-EThe managers most responsible for a company's success or failure happen to be the ones with whom the CEO spends the least amount of time: frontline managers, such as shop-floor supervisors, heads of R&D or sales teams, and managers in restaurant chains or call centers. That's a mistake, says Hassan, the CEO who led dramatic turnarounds at Schering-Plough and Pharmacia and who is now a senior adviser at Warburg Pincus. In this article, Hassan make...Starting at €8.20