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The World is Flat...The World is Lumpy?
Yemen, Gerry; Venkataraman, S.Technical Note DARDEN-S-0191-EStrategySuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this note sets the stage to unfold an analysis of popular notions about how the world works. On one hand, some believe that global competition has created a flattened world and that globalization has leveled the playing field. Yet a zest to view the world as flat, others have said, results in an underestimation of the differences between countries-standardization, exact replication,...Starting at €8.20
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Leica Camera: The Zeitgeist of Photography
Venkataraman, S.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0312-EStrategyThis field-based case uses Leica Camera, the famed German manufacturer of high-end cameras, to unfold circumstances that allow for an analysis of the firm’s competitive position. Having moved the well-loved German company from near bankruptcy during the digital revolution to a digital disrupter, Andreas Kaufmann, chairman and principal owner, had amassed an unblemished record in strategic decisions that turned the company around. The case open al...Starting at €8.20
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Setting Up Shop in a Political Hot Spot (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Chun, Patrick; Coleman, John; El-Hage, NabilArticle HBS-R1010P-EStrategyThe CEO of a watchband manufacturer based in Seoul is considering opening a factory in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), a South Korean manufacturing zone in North Korea. Such an operation is appealing on several counts: The costs of labor are low, capital risk is also low because of South Korean government guarantees, and the KIC, as the largest area of economic cooperation between the two Koreas, could be a step toward a unified peninsula. ...Starting at €8.20
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Convergence: Creating Opportunities Across Sectors--Today's Young Leaders Find Passion and Purpose in Cross-Sector Careers
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9021BC-EStrategyChapter 1 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" demonstrates the current convergence of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and discusses trends such as social entrepreneurship and individual employees' switching between sectors. Five young leaders reflect on their cross-sector experiences, and CNN analyst and presidential advisor David Gergen talks about generational changes in cross-sector car...Starting at €8.20
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Globalization: Embracing the Global Generation--The Impact of Globalization on Organizations and Young Leaders
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9022BC-EStrategyChapter 2 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" discusses the international collaboration, cooperation, and learning that characterize this truly global generation. Five young contributors write about learning to lead in a global world, and McKinsey & Company managing director Dominic Barton reflects on his own global career and what it will take to survive in a world with even lower national barriers....Starting at €8.20
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People: Leading in a Diverse World--How Next-Generation Leaders Embrace Workplace Diversity
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9023BC-EStrategyChapter 3 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" reflects on the increasingly diverse workforce and the lowering of racial, religious, class-based, and gender barriers for this generation of leaders. Five contributors discuss how this unprecedented integration is affecting the workplace and how rising leaders can embrace it to generate greater happiness within their own organizations. In conclusion, Pro...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability: Integrating Preservation and Profits--How the Next Generation of Leaders Is Driving Environmental and Social Responsibility
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9024BC-EStrategyChapter 4 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" addresses this generation's push for business to become more environmentally friendly more cost effective, and more energy efficient. Three contributors discuss their own passion for sustainability, and World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts reflects on leading sustainability initiatives, weighs in on the "green bubble" debate, and advises young leaders o...Starting at €8.20
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Technology: Competing by Connecting--How Next-Generation Leaders Are Embracing a Networked Society in Their Business Ventures
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9029BC-EStrategyChapter 5 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" discusses the ways in which technology is revolutionizing business, from social media to mobile connectivity and transportation. Three contributors share stories of start-ups such as thredUP and RelayRides and reflect on how technology has changed their lives, and Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy talks about the fast-changing world of online technology and what he...Starting at €8.20
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Yearbook Inc. (C): The Growth of Canva
Venkataraman, S.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0371-EStrategyThis case, which builds on “Yearbook Inc. (A): The Start-up Years” (UVA-OM-0369) and “Yearbook Inc. (B): The Emergence of Canva” (UVA-OM-S-0370), finds Melanie Perkins having grown from a dreamer putting yearbooks together in her mother’s living room to CEO of her own design company, Canva, which was also growing. The company had always been a big vision, but with more investor money, more employees, and more competitors, the stakes were bigger t...Starting at €5.74
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What Is Strategic Management?
Harris, Jared D.; Chen, Ming-Jer; Fairchild, Gregory B.; Freeman, R. Edward; Venkataraman, S.; Mead, JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0166-EStrategyA brief introduction to the field of strategic management, including basic concepts and scope.Starting at €8.20