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Tapping the Power of Analogy (Spanish version)
Gavetti, Giovanni; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R0504CStrategyRecognize the analogy and identify its purpose; thoroughly understand its source; determine whether the resemblance is more than superficial; and decide whether the original strategy, properly translated, will work in the target industry.Starting at €8.20
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Seek Strategy the Right Way at the Right Time (Spanish version)
Gavetti, Giovanni; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-F0801GStrategyDeliberate, emergent, and analogical approaches to finding the best strategy all have their advan-tages, depending on where an industry is in its life cycle. Be open to the best option at each juncture and wise enough to make the right call.Starting at €8.20
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The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203B-EStrategyAlthough the U.S. retains profound competitive strengths--for instance, in higher education and entrepreneurship--those strengths are increasingly threatened by weaknesses in areas such as the tax code, basic education, macroeconomic policies, and regulation. Steps to reverse the loss will require a new focus by government and business leaders.Starting at €8.20
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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy
Lafley, A.G.; Martin, Roger; Rivkin, Jan W.; Siggelkow, NicolajArticle HBS-R1209C-EStrategyMany managers feel doomed to trade off the futile rigor of ordinary strategic planning for the hit-or-miss creativity of the alternatives. In fact, the two can be reconciled to produce novel but realistic strategies. The key is to recognize that conventional strategic planning, for all its analysis, is not actually scientific--it lacks the careful generation and testing of hypotheses that are at the heart of the scientific method. The authors out...Starting at €8.20
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No pierda el mejor puesto
Goldsmith, MarshallArticle HBS-R0901FLeadership and People ManagementEste artículo incluye una vista previa de una página que resume rápidamente las ideas clave y proporciona una visión general de cómo los conceptos funcionan en la práctica, junto con sugerencias para la lectura adicional. Si usted está en el camino de convertirse en CEO, tenga cuidado. Muchos sucesores ungidos a encontrar su camino a la oficina de la esquina inesperadamente bloqueado. El obstáculo es por lo general una relación mal administrada c...Starting at €8.20
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How Not to Lose the Top Job
Goldsmith, MarshallArticle HBS-R0901F-ELeadership and People ManagementThis 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. If you're on the way to becoming CEO, take care. Many anointed successors find their path to the corner office unexpectedly blocked. The obstacle is usually a mismanaged relationship with any of six kinds of stakeholders: the current chief executive, the successor'...Starting at €8.20
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Choosing the United States
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203F-EStrategyA location decision is, in many respects, a referendum on a nation's competitiveness. When a company decides, say, to build a new plant in China rather than in the United States, it is effectively voting on the question of which country can best enable its success in the global marketplace. Over the past three decades, business activities have become increasingly mobile, and more and more countries have become viable contenders for them. But new ...Starting at €8.20
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Seek Strategy the Right Way at the Right Time
Gavetti, Giovanni; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-F0801G-EStrategyDeliberate, emergent, and analogical approaches to finding the best strategy all have their advan-tages, depending on where an industry is in its life cycle. Be open to the best option at each juncture and wise enough to make the right call.Starting at €8.20
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Should This Team Be Saved? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Heimbouch, Hollis; Goldsmith, Marshall; Bologna, Nancy; Puris, Martin; Katzenbach, Jon R.Article HBS-R0107A-EKnowledge and CommunicationAs far as anyone could tell, Vigor Skin Care's star was rising, mostly on the strength of Ageless Vigor, its new line of enriched skin cleansers and cosmetics. In fact, this evening, the three employees responsible for developing the product line were slated to receive the parent company's highest award for performance. But CEO Peter Markles knew that despite the accolades, the business unit--and its "fearsome threesome"--had hit a rough patch in...Starting at €8.20