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It's Hard to Be Good
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111E-EExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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It's Hard to Be Good (Spanish version)
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111EStrategyExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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Can Big Tech Be Disrupted? (Spanish version)
Knee, Jonathan; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-S22014StrategyThe tech giants Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Google (now Alphabet), Microsoft, and Netflix are all so successful--and generate so much cash--that they seem virtually unstoppable. Yet according to Jonathan Knee, a Columbia Business School professor and veteran investment banker specializing in media and tech, even the digital superpowers face threats. In this interview he shares an analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of the large tech ...Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: An Interview with Daniel Boulud
Boulud, Daniel; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1905N-EHead of a culinary empire that now includes 16 ventures, Boulud talks about his boyhood on the family farm, where "everything on [the] table was 95% grown, raised, or made by us"; key lessons from the chefs he trained with; and how he balances being an artistic chef with being a businessman.Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb in Amsterdam (B)
Weiss, Mitchell B.; Moloney, Emer; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-817014-EEntrepreneurshipIn December 2014, the City of Amsterdam and Airbnb announced an MOU to promote responsible home-sharing and to simplify the payment of tourist tax for hosts in the City. It was the most comprehensive agreement that Airbnb had with any city in the world. It's final provision read, "The parties trust that theirs will be a fruitful cooperation." However, both sides were uncertain about how the agreement would be received. Molly Turner, Airbnb's Glob...Starting at €5.74
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Life's Work: An Interview with Takashi Murakami
Murakami, Takashi; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R2102P-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe contemporary artist on how he went from being a lonely, unpopular geek to commercial success and critical acclaim.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Ruth Reichl
Reichl, Ruth; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1406M-EThe cook, critic, and fiction writer discusses her years as the last editor of "Gourmet": how she handled being a manager, modernized the magazine, and dealt with its closing.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Philippe Starck
Starck, Philippe; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1304N-EPhilippe Starck has designed thousands of products, interiors, and buildings for clients ranging from Microsoft to Baccarat. Here, he reveals the secrets of his productivity: being a control freak, traveling light, and hiring by intuition.Starting at €8.20
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Making a Backup Plan Undermines Performance
Shin, Jihae; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1609B-ELeadership and People ManagementIf you prepare for failure, failure may be more likely. New research suggests that formulating a plan B in the event that plan A does not work out has a negative effect on performance.Starting at €8.20
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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Moingeon, Bertrand; Dessain, Vincent; Jensen, Ane DamgaardCase HBS-608107-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assesses the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going Forward. Through informal knowledge marketplaces and sharing networks, Danone had helped managers connect with each other and share good practices peer-to-peer, rather than relying on traditional hierar...Starting at €8.20