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Bring the Outside In: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4888BC-ELeadership and People ManagementOrganizations of any size or age tend to be too internally oriented. The disconnect between what insiders see, feel, and think, on the one hand, and external opportunities and hazards, on the other, can be astonishing. This inside-outside gap always reduces an organization's sense of urgency, and must be diminished if organizations hope to implement change successfully. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory
Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-311105-EA worldwide travel company is intrinsically exposed to risks of natural and man-made disasters. How do you organize a business for success when it must on a nearly daily basis cope with hazards ranging from minor mishaps to large-scale catastrophes? Alan and Harriet Lewis have built a successful travel company based on their idea of "extreme competitive advantage" -- and one of their core skills has to be quick and effective response when the tra...Starting at €8.20
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Keep Urgency Up: Creating a Culture that is Conducive to Continuous Change
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4892BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAn organization that can sustain a high sense of urgency over time has the potential to become a high-performance machine, where results go from good to great and beyond. But sustaining urgency over time requires that it not only be created, and created well, but that it be re-created again and again, becoming firmly ingrained in an organization's culture. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109H-EMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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What Are You Doing About It? (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109HStrategyMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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Threats to the Global Market System: Ten Potential "Disruptors" of Global Capitalism
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8617BC-EThe World Bank forecast for the year 2030 provides reason for optimism. The forces of global market capitalism seem to be gathering strength, and long-term prospects show reasonable economic growth. But there are also challenges. As we have already seen, the benefits of growth will not be evenly spread across countries--or even within countries--and collateral damage to the environment will be significant. Scarce resources will be consumed, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking the Role of Business: Imagining the Future of Global Capitalism--New Capabilities and Mind-Sets Required of Twenty-First Century Leaders
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8626BC-EThe decades since the end of World War II have seen unprecedented economic growth on a worldwide scale. A host of nations have chosen to join the free-market system and have prospered in it. A global network of enterprise has emerged, linking giant corporations in developed nations with small businesses in emerging nations. Increasingly, the world operates as one economic system. In this chapter, Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower, H...Starting at €8.20
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The Tzu Chi Foundation's China Relief Mission
Leonard, Herman B.; Chu, Yi KwanCase HBS-311015-EA faith-based organization from Taiwan has made considerable inroads in being able to operate effectively in mainland China. Is further expansion too risky?Starting at €8.20
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Introduction: The Role of Business in the Future of Market Capitalism
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8615BC-EThe spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But especially in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, capitalism's future is far from assured. As Europe's economies teeter, as income inequality incenses those struggling to make ends meet, and as mass migrations alter world demographics, a question arises: can capitalism be sustained? In this introductory chapter, Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower,...Starting at €8.20
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Seeing the Threats as Systemic: The Relationships Between the Forces That Threaten Global Capitalism--And the Question of Ultimate Responsibility
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Book Chapter HBS-8618BC-EAlthough the potential "disruptors" of global capitalism--such as the stability of the financial system, inequality and populism, mass migration, and terrorism--might seem to be discrete and self-contained, they are not. Market capitalism must be viewed in relation to the larger sociopolitical system in which it is embedded. In this chapter, Harvard Business School professors Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine build a framework showing ...Starting at €8.20