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Leader's Edge: An Interview with Jim Collins
Stephen BernhutArticle IVEY-9B09TD10-EStrategyFrom Built to Last to Good to Great and now to Why the Mighty Fall (HarperCollins), Jim Collins has established himself as the leading management thinker of our time. The former Stanford University Business School professor turned mega-selling author and avid rock climber is the driven researcher and thinker whom many leading companies look to for advice on how to grow, how to improve their performance and how to go from merely good to great. He ...Starting at €8.20
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Leader’s Edge: Interview With Yves Doz
Stephen BernhutArticle IVEY-9B11TA10-EStrategyYves Doz is Professor of Strategic Management and the Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation at INSEAD, and Visiting Professor at the Helsinki School of Economics. He was Dean of Executive Education (1998-2002) and Associate Dean for Research and Development (1990-1995) at INSEAD. He has also taught at the Harvard Business School, Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University, and Aoyama Gakuin University...Starting at €8.20
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The Ivey Business Journal Interview: State Capitalism, with Aldo Musacchio
Stephen BernhutArticle IVEY-9B13TB08-EStrategyThe Ivey Business Journal interviews Aldo Musacchio, associate professor at Harvard Business School and an expert on state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Defining state capitalism as the widespread influence of a government in an economy, Musacchio contends that the current debate on state capitalism and the efficiency or inefficiency of SOEs is outdated. Most observers compare today’s SOEs to Soviet-era SOEs, which often failed to comply with interna...Starting at €8.20
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Which of These People Is Your Future CEO The Different Ways Military Experience Prepares Managers for Leadership
Groysberg, Boris; Hill, Andrew; Johnson, TobyArticle HBS-R1011E-ELeadership and People ManagementAmericans have long believed that U.S. military officers-trained for high-stakes positions, resilience, and mental agility-make excellent CEOs. That belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those differences reflect the trade-off between flexibility and process that ...Starting at €8.20
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The New Path to the C-Suite
Groysberg, Boris; Kelly, L. Kevin; MacDonald, BryanArticle HBS-R1103C-EJob requirements at the top of corporations have changed. Companies have come to expect much more from their C-level executives, who need new and different skills to deal with today's business realities. Exactly what abilities do firms want in their leaders-now and in the future? By examining hundreds of job profiles developed by executive-search firm Heidrick & Struggles and interviewing numerous senior managers, the authors have identified some...Starting at €8.20
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How to Hang On to Your High Potentials
Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, NitinArticle HBS-R1110D-ELeadership and People ManagementA low-cost company will not need the same kind of talent as an enterprise bent on global expansion. This article describes emerging best practices in executing high-potential programs, including the latest thinking on how to nominate and assess participants, design effective job rotations and stretch assignments, provide thoughtful rewards and incentives, and communicate about the program with the rest of the organization.Starting at €8.20
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The Expat Dilemma (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, Nitin; Herman, KerryArticle HBS-R1111Z-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Ana Lobato was transferred from Streuvels Chemicals' Brazilian operations to the company's Brussels headquarters, she was eager to apply her considerable expertise in this foreign assignment and to expose her children to another culture. Her husband, Oswald, a doctor, seemed up for the adventure. But just over a year after their arrival in Brussels, Oswald is increasingly unhappy. He is not able to practice medicine in Belgium, and the resea...Starting at €8.20
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The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture
Groysberg, Boris; Lee, Jeremiah; Price, Jesse; Cheng, J. Yo-JudArticle HBS-R1801B-ELeadership and People ManagementExecutives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed, culture can help them achieve change and build organizations that will thrive in even the most trying times. In "The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture," the authors describe eight distinct culture styles: caring, focused on relationships and mutual trust; purpose, exemplified by idealism and...Starting at €8.20
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Bad Blood on the Senior Team (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Groysberg, Boris; Connolly Baden, KatherineArticle HBS-R1901M-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn this fictional case, the CEO of a sports apparel manufacturer must figure out how to handle an ongoing conflict between two of his top executives. His head of sales and CFO are constantly at each other's throats, and the tension is having a bad ripple effect on their teams and the rest of the organization. Should he change the company's compensation scheme to encourage better collaboration, get the executives coaching, or do more team-building...Starting at €8.20
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Bad Blood on the Senior Team (HBR Case Study)
Groysberg, Boris; Connolly Baden, KatherineArticle HBS-R1901X-EIn this fictional case, the CEO of a sports apparel manufacturer must figure out how to handle an ongoing conflict between two of his top executives. His head of sales and CFO are constantly at each other's throats, and the tension is having a bad ripple effect on their teams and the rest of the organization. Should he change the company's compensation scheme to encourage better collaboration, get the executives coaching, or do more team-building...Starting at €8.20