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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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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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Life's Work: Sandra Day O'Connor
O'Connor, Sandra Day; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1312M-EFormer Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on overcoming gender discrimination in the legal profession, building rapport and consensus with her colleagues, being a "mother hen" to her clerks, and the lessons she learned growing up on a ranch.Starting at €8.20
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CEOs Shouldn't Try to Embody Their Firms' Culture
Kinicki, Angelo; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1607B-ELeadership and People ManagementA team of researchers asked executives from 114 companies to describe the leadership style of their CEOs and the culture of their organizations. The responses revealed that the two were often in sync. But as it turns out, that may not be a bad thing, since the firms experiencing mismatches also had better performance.Starting at €8.20